On March 2nd last year my dad, Duncan Hendry, passed away having been diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumour just 6 months earlier.

My dad led an incredible life and had a slightly crazy career from bringing the godfather of soul, James Brown, to Scotland to sharing a stage with Sting. You can read more about him in this wonderful obituary:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/duncan-hendry-obituary-m562blnqb

He meant so much to me and I've missed him dearly over this past year. So on the 25th of May I am going to do something slightly crazy in his memory to raise money for brain tumour research. Along with a couple of friends I’ll be attempting to run 100km from London to Brighton in a day. Very grateful for any support!

Diagnosis of brain tumours is particularly difficult, with symptoms often hard to spot until it is far too late. Brain tumours are also often untreatable and the little treatment available hasn’t changed in over 20 years. This means diagnosis is often terminal.

On top of this those who suffer brain tumours decline very quickly, becoming unable to talk, walk and carry out even the most basic of tasks. This makes it very hard for family and friends who must come to terms with the diagnosis, become full time carers and all the while not knowing how much the person can understand about what is going on.

Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer… yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease.

So I am fundraising for Brain Tumour Research in memory of my dad as they are dedicated to funding long-term, sustainable research in the UK. So hopefully others in the future don’t have to go through what we’ve been through!