11 September 2023
Meeting Karen gave me the hope and confidence to face radical brain surgery,” said Lucy. “And it is very comforting to know that the Brain Tumour Support Group is there for long-term support. They are like another family.”
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11 September 2023
“She looked after me during my cancer, now I am her full-time carer,” said Nunzio. “The brain tumour has robbed her of her speech and of our plans for the future. She bought herself an Audi TT before her diagnosis but has never been able to drive it.”
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11 September 2023
Brain Tumour Support, along with my family, have been there for support and advice all the way. With the help, support and expertise of all the team, including the NHS, I am still on this side of the daisies.
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11 September 2023
Jane’s husband Bill was diagnosed with a brain tumour, and our team was able to support them both through one of the most difficult periods of their lives. Jane kindly shared their story with us.
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11 September 2023
For years Lucy had known something was wrong, but several doctors and opticians had not taken her symptoms seriously.
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11 September 2023
Lesley was just getting used to life again after treatment for ovarian cancer, when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Read about the difference our support has made to Lesley.
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11 September 2023
A brain tumour diagnosis robbed Laura of her job as a sign language interpreter. But life also gave Laura a happy surprise. Read how our support services have helped her through the darkest of times and helped her celebrate the happy times.
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11 September 2023
When Mike’s wife Carole was diagnosed with brain cancer, Brain Tumour Support was with him for every step of the way.
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17 August 2023
Our support services are a lifeline to thousands of patients and families across the UK. We are there for them at any point in their journey for as long as we are needed. Here is Sammie’s story, told in her own words.
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17 August 2023
2019 marked eleven years since Linda had an operation to remove a brain tumour.
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17 August 2023
Chris was 36 when he first started feeling unwell. A brain tumour was diagnosed and lengthy treatment followed, causing him to retreat from the world and became reclusive. Until he found his local support group. In his mid-thirties Chris started…
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17 August 2023
Ellie, a teaching assistant at a special needs school near Bath, was just 25 when she was diagnosed with a choroid plexus papilloma, a rare brain tumour.
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