Category: Supporter stories

Jasper Dix, who is living with a malignant brain tumour, completed the 185-mile route from the source to the Thames Barrier on Monday 25th May

Inspired by her husband’s brain tumour diagnosis, Sarah Neal is racking up the miles to raise funds for The Brain Tumour Charity

Meet “Cecilia’s Peaky Blinders” – and find out why they are taking on the Three Peaks Challenge.

When Claire Bullimore fainted on a London train, she put it down to exhaustion. but a short time later she was diagnosed with a brain tumour, aged just 25.

Jeff Lancaster will walk over 1,000 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) to raise funds.

Behind every request we receive for a free Brainy Bag, there’s a family navigating one of the hardest moments of their lives. Here’s Kayden’s story

Despite their enormous grief, James’ family and friends raised more than £10,000 in 24 hours.

Meet some of our 140 runners lining up for this year’s London Marathon in support of The Brain Tumour Charity.

Jane Roberts, who has an inoperable brain tumour, will line up for Sunday’s Newport Half marathon in her specially designed costume.

The unique May event will combine Michelin-starred chefs with electronic music duo Bicep.

The Brain Tumour Charity has received an incredibly generous gift in memory of Gilly Lee, who passed away from glioblastoma in 2019.

Behind every individual involved in our flagship fundraising event, The Twilight Walk, there’s a poignant motivation. The walk may now be over for another year, but its impact is not.

Reflections from our community at the end of Brain Tumour Awareness Month.

Beauty therapist Claire, from Burnley, decided to take drastic measures after exhausting NHS treatment options.

A young football fan, whose family we’re supporting, had a surprise visit to meet her favourite player.

Behind every Big Bake held this month, there’s a personal story. In this guest post, Claire Brown explains the impact on her family since husband Alex, aged 53, was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

A nine-year-old boy from Yorkshire is running the equivalent of nine marathons in four months to raise money for us after we helped his family navigate dad Tom’s brain tumour diagnosis.

Gavin learned of his tumour – a pilocytic astrocytoma – in December 1995: just a few months before Neil and Angela Dickson founded the organisation that would become The Brain Tumour Charity. In this post, he looks back over the last three decades and reflects on how things have changed.

As well as the Twilight Walk London on March 21st, hundreds of Twilight Walk Own Walks are happening this month! Here, three people explain why they are walking the Twilight Walk their way in March.

A champion of The Twilight Walk, Rod has taken his fitness career to new heights since his diagnosis

Alexander, 12, now takes dabrafenib tablets at home and his family has been released from the stress of crowdfunding for his treatment.

Lisa Connell, founder of the Influential Stars fundraising platform, remains dedicated to raising awareness for a host of charities ever since her own diagnosis in 2006

Boxer and proud Welshman, Ewan Rees, has chosen a unique challenge to remember his Grandpa.

Mark Royden wanted to test himself with a global bike ride. 23 countries and 29,000 plus km later, he turned his epic cycle into a book to raise funds for us – dedicated to his grand-daughter Remi who had treatment for a brain tumour.