Share your story

Sharing your story helps others with brain tumours to know that they’re not alone and it helps The Brain Tumour Charity to raise awareness. If you would like your story to feature on the The Brain Tumour Charity website, in our publications, or – potentially – in media outlets, or in our campaigning and policy work, please complete the simple form below.

By submitting the information you share on this form, you are consenting to us processing your data, including any sensitive, special category data about yours or a loved one’s health. Your details are held on our secure database and we promise never to share them with any other organisation for their marketing purposes. You can find out more in our privacy policy.

Please note we may not be able to feature all stories submitted but will keep them on file. It may also take a days until we contact you about your story, but it is REALLY valuable to us in helping to defeat brain tumours so we’re really grateful for your time and support in this unique way. Thank you.

Is this story about:(Required)

Your diagnosis

Another person’s diagnosis (i.e. your child or parent)

Your details

Title(Required)

First name(Required)

Last name(Required)

Email address(Required)

Phone number(Required)

Gender(Required)

Male

Female

Other

Date of birth(Required)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

What's your ethnicity?

Address(Required)

Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City County Postcode Country

How old is the person with a brain tumour?

Child (under 16)

Teenage/Young Adult (16-30)

Adult (30 – 60)

Senior Citizen (60 and over)

What's your relationship to person with a brain tumour?(Required)

I’m their…

What's the status of person with a brain tumour?

Living with

Lost

Your diagnosis

When were you diagnosed?

Within the last two weeks

Within the last four weeks

More than four weeks ago

Date of diagnosis (if known)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

How old were you when you were diagnosed?

Please enter a number from 1 to 99.

How many visits to a GP did you make before you were diagnosed?

Please enter a number from 0 to 99.

Were you misdiagnosed?

Yes

Original diagnosis

Who referred you for a scan?

What type of brain tumour do you have? (if known)

Other tumour type(Required)

What's the grade of your tumour?

Low grade (1-2)

High grade (3-4)

Please tell us your story here

Or upload a short video of your story

Accepted file types: mp4, mov, wmv, avi, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Please upload a photo of yourself

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, webp, Max. file size: 15 MB.

Where can we share your story? (This may be online or offline)

Anywhere

Press

Radio

Charity Publications

Media consent

More information about our media consent can be found here, and permission can be revoked at any time by emailing photos@thebraintumourcharity.org.

Do you consent to The Brain Tumour Charity using your likeness in its marketing and PR activities (social media, website, literature and print, etc)?(Required)

Yes

In the face of 72% of childhood brain tumours being cancerous, it is especially important for under 16s to feature in our materials so that other children do not feel alone.
By giving us permission to use images, containing likeliness of you, your child/children or someone you care for, you will be helping us to raise awareness and inspire others.

I would also like to consent to The Brain Tumour Charity using images containing the likeness of my family members including photographs of my children and family in its marketing and PR activities (social media, website, literature and print, etc) ?(Required)

Yes

Their details

Title(Required)

First name(Required)

Last name(Required)

Gender(Required)

Male

Female

Other

Date of birth(Required)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

What's their ethnicity?

When were they diagnosed?

Within the last two weeks

Within the last four weeks

More than four weeks ago

Date of diagnosis (if known)

DD slash MM slash YYYY

How old were they when they were diagnosed?

Please enter a number from 1 to 99.

How many visits to a GP did they make before they were diagnosed?

Please enter a number from 0 to 99.

Were they misdiagnosed?

Yes

Original diagnosis (Another person)

Who referred them for a scan?

What type of brain tumour do they have? (if known)

Other tumour type(Required)

What's the grade of their tumour?

Low grade (1-2)

High grade (3-4)

Please tell us their story here

Or upload a short video of their story

Accepted file types: mp4, mov, wmv, avi, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Please upload a photo of them

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, webp, Max. file size: 15 MB.

Where can we share their story? (This may be online or offline)

Anywhere

Press

Radio

Charity Publications

Keeping in touch

We’d also love to keep you up-to-date on how we are making a difference with our eNewsletter, this will include information about research, support services and how you can get involved, for example by fundraising, campaigning or volunteering.

Can we keep you up to date via email?(Required)

Yes

You can change your contact preferences at any time by emailing enquiries@thebraintumourcharity.org or calling 01252 237792.

Your details are held on our secure database and we promise never to share them with any other organisation for their marketing purposes.You can find out more in our Privacy Policy.