Steve and Rosa went with his cousins and spouses on holiday in March and it was noticed that there was a problem with Steve .He was not his usually vivacious ,smiley self .He had memory loss, he walked with a rolling gait .his breathing was at time heavy and he was very quiet .He couldn't remember his cousins names or his wife name at times. As soon as Steve & Rosa returned home she started the process of trying to see a Dr . Before seeing a Dr, Steve was sent for a blood test,  xray & urine test . He couldn't find the hospital and although he had satnav didn't think to put it on .Rosa sent him to another hospital and there he was seen and they awaited the results. No results were forthcoming .When Rosa enquired at the surgery she was told that they had been sent to Steve via text message .She was not aware that he could no longer remember his pin number so couldn't access his phone. When she found out she managed to gain access to his phone and saw the text  which said he was deficient in Folic acid and Vit'D . A prescription was waiting at the Chemist's. This clearly was not the answer. She then rang for a Dr's appointment and was given another nurses appointment the following week ,07/04/22 and a Dr's appointment for 3 weeks later. I told her that this was unacceptable and she should forget the nurse as whatever was wrong with Steve it was clearly not just a Vitamin deficiency. Rosa has 3 Dr cousins in Brazil who also said the same and that it could also be a blockage in the carotid artery or something serious to do with  his brain and he needed to see a neurologist quickly. Rosa asked me to write a concise letter to GP out lining his problems and that all of his cousins had noticed and commented on his behaviour whilst on holiday . She sent the letter to the surgery describing his symptoms and insisting on an appointment immediately .Within 5 mins of the surgery receiving her letter she had an appointment for the following Tuesday .At his appointment the Dr was very worried about him and sent him immediately to A&E where ,8 hours later ,he was diagnosed with a very large brain tumour. He was kept in hospital for a few days .On the15/04/22 he transferred to Kings College ,Denmark Hill, where they diagnosed a massive Glioblastoma. Later that week they managed to remove 60% of the tumour ,which was too close to his language centre to remove more. After coming home he was sent to Guys for 6 weeks of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The weekend before he went for his treatment he told Rosa that he would like to go to his favourite restaurant for a meal as he probably wouldn't be able to go there for quite a while after the treatment. Un-beknown to him, Rosa organised a surprise family dinner with his cousins and his brother in law collected Steve and Rosa and took them back home after the meal. He was quite overwhelmed that we all came for the meal as we all had some distance to travel .He had his treatment and was having a break for the whole of July and was due to go back to Guys on the 1st August for an MRI to see if the treatment had  retarded the growth. On the 6th July, out of the blue, he decided he want to visit his father and they went on the 7th . A very pleasant day was had by them .They then came for a holiday in Wales at my house in the 3rd week in July. We had a lovely week . We had meals out and went on small excursions. We met up with other members of the family .He was tired but happy .He loved Wales . On Sunday the 24th July we were to travel to Farnham to meet up with other family members for a family dinner before Steve and Rosa were going to be dropped off at home by another cousin . Sadly , in the early hours of the 24th Steve died. The emergency services were wonderful. They worked on him for 2 hours but unfortunately could not save him . We miss him greatly and Rosa is devastated .We will never forget him .He was a hard working, lovely, caring, funny man who did not deserve to die in the manner he did or at the age of 57.                                                          

We would like to fund The University of Liverpool's new Glioblastoma (Brain Cancer) Fund which has been set up to beat this dreadful cancer. If we can support their ground-breaking research into immunotherapy then ,hopefully, they will be able to provide a  new treatment for glioblastoma which is woefully underfunded .

The whole family would like to thank you for your donations but Rosa sends her heart out to you all for your kind support.