Tag: supporter stories
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Mum teaches young son what to do when she has a seizure
A mum who was diagnosed with a brain tumour during Lockdown last year has had to teach her two-year-old son what to do if his mummy has a seizure.
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Simon’s diagnosis story
The mum of a teenager who had two brain tumours was told her son’s symptoms could be because he was taking illegal drugs.
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“It’s so important that everyone has access to the same treatment, care, support and medical expertise.”
Nic, 43, from Essex was diagnosed with a Grade 1 ganglioglioma after having absence seizures for nearly 10 years.
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Fundraising during lockdown: Andy’s story
A dedicated fundraiser who lost his wife to a brain tumour has completed a virtual walk from John O’Groat’s to Lands End and back to support The Brain Tumour Charity.
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Celebrating our supporters going the extra mile this BTAM
Blair Smart from Fife, is taking on 10k a day throughout March’s Brain Tumour Awareness Month inspired by his mum’s brain tumour diagnosis.
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COVID-19 test costs for families travelling abroad for treatment
Travelling abroad for brain tumour treatments could lead to significant COVID-19 testing costs
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I set up a jewellery company in memory of my boyfriend who died from a brain tumour
Danielle Paparone and her boyfriend Jake, 24, were enjoying life in their native Australia when a shock diagnosis robbed Jake of his life and his loved ones of their dreams of what life with him would become.
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My dad’s terminal brain tumour inspired me to become an entrepreneur
A young entrepreneur who credits his business success to his inspirational father who died from a brain tumour is now supporting The Brain Tumour Charity to help others who are affected by the killer disease
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Taking strides this October!
Each year, our inspiring supporters unite to take part in The Twilight Walk. And this year is no different.
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Holly Matthews’ daughters terrified she’ll contract Covid-19 and ‘die like Daddy’
Waterloo Road star Holly Matthews who lost her husband to a rare brain tumour three years ago, reveals how her grief has evolved and her daughters’ fears during lockdown.
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After 14 years in remission, my brain tumour grew back just before Covid
In lockdown, I fulfilled my life-time dream of writing a children’s book as my legacy. Now I want it to raise money to help find a cure to save other families our heartache.
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Martino was an inspiration to everyone in our community
Today we have heard the incredibly sad news of Martino Sclavi’s passing. He has been a driving force in much of our work and a huge advocate for the entire brain tumour community.
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Taylor Swift reveals her mum is battling a brain tumour
As reported in the Metro this afternoon, Taylor’s mum Andrea, battling cancer for the second time, has a brain tumour.
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“I’m running this for you, John!”
Rachel Waters, 49, from Leicester, decided to take on the London Landmarks Half Marathon when her husband John, then 52, was diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma brain tumour in 2016.
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“Mum died from a brain tumour three hours before my wedding”
Becky Best had died from brain cancer at the age of 56, just three months after being diagnosed, after her daughter’s wedding was bought forward in the hope she’d be able to attend.
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“Doctors dismissed my symptoms as a cheese allergy!”
Desperately taping her eye open, Allana Prosser was determined to prove doctors wrong and see out of her right eye again after a devastating operation to remove a deadly brain tumour – months after it was misdiagnosed as a cheese allergy.
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“I had a stroke at 11 and doctors told my parents to take me home and wait for ‘the big one’!”
Parents were told to take their daughter home to die when she had a stroke at 11, but now she’s a thriving 18-year-old after they battled to find a treatment to save her.
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Sarah’s Christmas story
A mum of two is looking forward to a festive season with her young family after last Christmas was marred by the discovery of a brain tumour.
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The heartache of both my children being diagnosed with brain tumours
When Sharron’s daughter, Tilly, was diagnosed with a brain tumour, aged 18, her family was understandably devastated. But nothing could prepare them for the shock of Tilly’s brother, Chad, then 11, also being diagnosed, five years later.
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Doctors kept asking if I was pregnant…but I had a brain tumour
It was meant to be a romantic anniversary, but as Rebecca and her partner started walking towards their car to head to the restaurant, out of nowhere suddenly Rebecca began feeling sick.
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I thought I was suffering with exam stress….but I had a brain tumour
Rebekah started suffering with headaches in the run up to her AS exams, at first she didn’t think much of it. Then an MRI scan revealed that she had a medulloblastoma.
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How keeping calm and positive has helped me to cope with my brain tumour diagnosis
Stuart visited his GP with slight hearing loss but an MRI scan revealed a two centimetre brain tumour, unrelated to the issue with his hearing.
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Doctors told me my squeaky voice was delayed puberty – but I was really battling a brain tumour
Teenager Shane Gunby was told by doctors that his squeaky voice was delayed puberty – but he was really battling a brain tumour
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Teenager who felt ‘weird’ at a festival is diagnosed with aggressive brain tumour
Hannah Kinsell was 15 when she was diagnosed with a stage 4 aggressive glioma after feeling weird at a festival.