On the 18th June 2022  I will be climbing snowdon at night with a team from the Brain Tumour charity.  “Snowdon by Night 2022”

As most of you already know, back in June 2020 I lost my dad to an aggressive form of brain Tumour (Glioblastoma Multiforme). Unfortunately the prognosis for this particular Brain Tumour is poor and very few survive longer than 14months.  As a family, we raised over £6000 for the Brain tumour charity which we are all extremely proud of, as I’m sure dad would have been. However, this year I would like to increase the amount we raised. 

• Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40
• Over 12,000 people are diagnosed each year with a primary brain tumour, including 500 children and young people – that’s 33 people every day
• Over 5,300 people lose their lives to a brain tumour each year
• At least 88,000 children and adults are estimated to be living with a brain tumour in the UK currently
• Brain tumours reduce life expectancy by on average 27 years – the highest of any cancer
• Just 12% of adults survive for five years after diagnosis
• Brain tumours are the largest cause of preventable or treatable blindness in children
• Research offers the only real hope of dramatic improvements in the management and treatment of brain tumours. Over £700m is spent on cancer research in the UK every year, yet less than 3% is spent on brain tumours