Tag: end of life
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Dad’s tumour recurs as family prepare for daughter to be born.
A dad says his career in the British Army gave him the coping mechanisms to manage a terminal brain tumour diagnosis alongside the birth of his second child.
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Make losing a loved one count and how we can help
While there’s no escaping the grief caused by losing someone to a brain tumour, our supporters have shared how they made sure those final moments count.
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Dying well – Improving end-of-life care for brain tumour patients
Sacha Langton-Gilks lost her 16-year-old son David (DD) to a brain tumour in 2012. We invited her to share her family’s experience, and her passion for improvement in end-of-life care. This is an edited version of the speech she gave at our first paediatric brain tumour information day, which was held in Southampton in May 2015.
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Why are too many brain tumour patients robbed of a dignified death?
Death. There, we’ve said it. Stark. Frightening. Taboo. We won’t – or can’t – talk about dying. Only by shattering this taboo and, as a society, openly discussing it, can we dilute that fear.