David Swallow
Olivia (and Dad) take on the Inflatable 5K!
Fundraising for OSCAR's Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity
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Olivia and I are running the Inflatable 5K obstacle course run which is taking place in our neighbouring village of Elvington. This is Olivia’s very first charity fundraiser and it will be a challenge for Olivia as there is a lot of physical strength and climbing needed (saying that, she will probably be the one helping me!) We felt it was important for Olivia to feel involved in making a difference and it is a challenge we can do together with others from our community for this very deserving charity.
The Inflatable 5K: https://youtu.be/-MAKTrqZUfA
Why are we raising money for OSCAR's?
OSCARs is a charity close to the heart of our community.
Brain tumours are now the biggest cancer killer in people under the age of 40 and prognosis has changed very little in the last 40 years. Less than 1% of the Government’s Cancer research budget goes to brain tumours. This charity has specifically been funding research into treatment methods for children, as currently it is brutal.
When we first moved to Dunnington at the start of 2013, we became aware of a young boy in our village, named Oscar Hughes, who was battling a brain tumour. He went through months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy and put all his energy into staying strong for his siblings and friends, as well as fundraising for other children with cancer. Oscar died in May 2014 aged only 9 and following his death, his mother Marie and father Ian set up a national charity in his name that focused on research into paediatric brain tumours. Thanks to Marie's work, OSCAR's Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity has raised over £500,000 and funded numerous cutting edge research programmes.
In 2015 Milo Hughes was born, and not long after Ian Hughes was diagnosed firstly with sarcoma, and then with a brain tumour. Ian succumbed to his brain tumour in January 2020. If that wasn’t enough, just weeks after Ian’s funeral Milo was also diagnosed with a brain tumour. On 24 May 2021 Milo died, aged just 5 years old. Marie and her surviving sons Sebastian and Lucas have endured heartache and heartbreak that no family should have to suffer.
In 2015 Milo Hughes was born, and not long after Ian Hughes was diagnosed firstly with sarcoma, and then with a brain tumour. Ian succumbed to his brain tumour in January 2020. If that wasn’t enough, just weeks after Ian’s funeral Milo was also diagnosed with a brain tumour. On 24 May 2021 Milo died, aged just 5 years old. Marie and her surviving sons Sebastian and Lucas have endured heartache and heartbreak that no family should have to suffer.
www.oscarspbtc.org will take you to the charity's website where you can read Marie's incredible blogs of their life since Oscar died and learn more about her work in the fight to find treatment for brain tumours.