Supporter Group Maynards
Treatment has included an awake craniotomy as well as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Since her diagnosis, Georgie has thrown herself into fundraising and campaigning for greater awareness of the disease.
She set up Supporter Group, “Maynards” to fund research into high grade tumours, and last year, attended our London Twilight Walk with a large group of supporters.
Bluebell Walk
On Sunday, April 27th, around 250 of her friends and family took part in their own “Bluebell Walk” – a 5km route through bluebell woods near Georgie’s home. Amongst those walking, there were friends suffering from a brain tumour or who had lost a family member to brain cancer.
Friends old and new, local, national and international took part. Included was Georgie’s brother, Charlie Maynard, Liberal Democrat MP for Witney, who campaigns for more focus and funding for brain tumours. As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Less Survivable Cancers, he has previously called for diseases like brain tumours to be “brought to the forefront of our national health agenda.”
Rising total
The walk has raised close to £40k so far, with donations continuing to come in.
Georgie said: “I am blown away by how many could join the walk, the enthusiasm and positivity you brought with you, and your breathtaking generosity – from those that could come, those who couldn’t, and those who have just heard about the campaign and donated – thank you!
“Whether comfortable or not, we need to keep talking about brain tumours. In fact, we need to keep shouting about it! Glioblastomas are random—anyone can be affected. But everyone can help by taking action.
“We don’t know what causes this type of brain tumour, and most heartbreakingly, we don’t yet know how to cure it. Over the past 40 years, the treatment of brain tumours has remained very much the same. There has been no extension to survival rates and little has been done to invest in research to find a cure.
“We need to work beyond a few extra months of life, to actually uncover a cure for brain tumours. There have been ground breaking, positive changes for melanomas, lung cancer, leukaemia – our focus needs to turn to brain tumours and the other less survivable cancers.”
Crucial conversations
Firzana Khan, Community Fundraiser at The Brain Tumour Charity, said:
“Georgie and the Maynards Supporter Group are a shining example of how strength, community and determination can come together to make a real difference.
“We’re incredibly grateful for their phenomenal fundraising and unwavering passion. Events like the Bluebell Walk not only raise vital funds but also spark crucial conversations about brain tumours – a disease that remains underfunded and under-researched, despite being the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40. Together, we’re driving change, pushing for progress, and bringing hope to everyone affected.”
More out more about Maynards
Find out more about Supporter Group Maynards:
And, you can visit the Maynards JustGiving Page here.
