A woman living with the side effects of a brain tumour is diving into a year-long open water swimming challenge to raise awareness of the disease.
Heather Turner of Brixham will be taking daily dips as part of the 365 Sea Swim Challenge to raise awareness of Brain Tumour Research . She turned to open water swimming as a form of therapy after her own diagnosis of the disease in 1996,...
A woman has spoken of her devastation and disbelief after losing her dad and uncle to the same type of brain tumour just four days apart.
Charity Brain Tumour Research said the chance of two members of the same family being diagnosed with the same type of brain tumour was one in a million.
In January 2022 Stacey Pollard, 42, from Plymouth, had to say goodbye to her dad Geoff...
A university has set up an annual award to remember a lecturer who died of brain cancer.
The Dr James Flint Dissertation prize will be awarded annually to students from the University of Plymouth. It’s named after and inspired by the 36-year-old international relations lecturer and Brain Tumour Research campaigner.
As students celebrated their graduation on 22 September, the...
The family of a man who was diagnosed with a brain tumour is stepping up to help find a cure for the disease.
Ann Mitchell from Plymouth is taking part in Brain Tumour Research’s Walk Of Hope alongside her husband, two daughters and six grandchildren. Her inspiration is her son, Matt Mitchell, who was diagnosed with multiple grade 2 brain tumours two years ago.
A woman from Devon is cycling from England to Germany in memory of her step-mum who died from a brain tumour.
Sarah Bowman, 30, who lives in Ashburton, is preparing to cycle from her family hometown of Basingstoke in England to Jever in Germany, covering a total distance of more than 400 miles over six days. The challenge is in memory of her step-mum, Inge Bowman who died from a...
A brain tumour patient who used cold water swimming as therapy after her diagnosis is taking on a wild swim to fundraise for Brain Tumour Research .
Heather Turner, 50 of Brixham in Devon will be swapping her swimming cap for a hat adorned in flowers as part of the charity’s Wear A Hat Day with Flowers event on 17 June, where the day will begin with a hat decorating workshop at the...
A woman from Devon has set herself a year-long challenge to climb 12 mountains in 12 months to raise money for Brain Tumour Research after her young niece died from the deadly disease.
Little Carys Bradshaw was living in Sydney, Australia, when she was diagnosed with an aggressive and high-grade diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) in January 2017. Her diagnosis came after the six...
An army veteran from Devon is preparing to jump his way back to fitness when he takes part in a brand-new fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research .
Dad-of-two Dan Mason , of Ivybridge, has signed up to take part in the charity’s 100 Star Jumps a Day in November challenge, inspired by his own experience of being diagnosed with a rare and inoperable brain tumour.
Two Cambridgeshire brothers are taking on unique literary challenges to raise funds for a charity close to their hearts.
Six-year-old Albie Price and his autistic 10-year-old brother, Reuben, are taking part in a 20 for 20 challenge in aid of Brain Tumour Research , in memory of the grandfather they ‘ adored ’, who died of an inoperable brain tumour in 2019.
