Wear A Hat Day takes place on Friday 31st March. Join in, look super for science and help research breakthroughs happen. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, yet historically just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease.Brain Tumour Research is determined to change this.Getting involved in Wear A Hat Day will help the charity get closer to its vision of finding a cure for all types of brain tumours.Funds and awareness raised support the charitys vital campaigning to increase the national investment in brain tumour research, as well as sustaining the pioneering research being undertaken at Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence where scientists are working tirelessly to find a cure for all types of brain tumours.

Many friends know my story, as its now 17 years since I was diagnosed with a Meningioma and have been, with the help of family and friends, raising funds ever since. When your in hospital and recover you have a sense of ‘survivors guilt’ seeing people with poorer outcomes and heavy loads to continue to carry. This reinforces my gratitude and determination to continue, reflecting on the loss of those less fortunate within my families friendship group and also within the hospice setting where I now work - Brain Tumour Research is essentially needed to offer hope and compassion to a community trying to survive.

Thank you all for your kindness and support as always, with love and prayers Jan xxx