Stories - Low grade

10 November 2025 10 November 2025

Lisa’s story

“When I was first diagnosed, I wasn’t offered any counselling or guidance. It was overwhelming and lonely. And when I learned my tumour was growing again, I faced a whole new set of emotional challenges — not just for me, but for Ruby too.”

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6 March 2025 6 March 2025

Sian’s story

Sian’s life changed suddenly when tests for an unrelated eye condition revealed a brain tumour. She shares the emotional rollercoaster of diagnosis, scans and living with uncertainty.

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3 March 2025 3 March 2025

Alex’s story

Alex was diagnosed with a colloid cyst in 2022, but it was only recently, with the news of Davina McCall undergoing surgery for the same type of brain tumour, that he appreciated just how rare it was. Alex told us…

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4 September 2024 4 September 2024

Simone’s story

Finding the right support helped Simone to adapt to her ‘new normal’, and find ways to explain to her young son about her brain tumour.

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28 June 2024 28 June 2024

Martyn’s story

Back in 2016, Martyn’s life changed overnight and his brain tumour diagnosis took a devastating physical and emotional toll on him and his family. He told us how the support he has received has helped him to navigate big life…

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11 September 2023 11 September 2023

Jane’s story

Jane had a brain tumour. A meningioma, growing very close to her carotid artery.

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