Mark Whitehead says:

My mate Tim. What can I say? What a guy! After all he’s been through in the past few years, he’s now raising money for The Brain Tumour Research Charity by cycling 50km, and the bugger’s asked me to go with him. I thought I would try to raise some money too, so please, please, please donate what you can. You can read Tim’s amazing story and why it is important to support this cause here:

Tim's Story

In January 2020 I was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumour. I was informed that this type of cancer is incurable, and my life expectancy was to be measured in months rather than years.

Three weeks later I underwent a seven hour operation, performed whilst I was awake by the amazing staff and surgeons at St George’s Hospital, Tooting.

February 2020 I started 6 weeks of radiotherapy and 14 months of chemotherapy. Not the greatest situation to be in as the Covid pandemic hit.

April 2021 I started my rehabilitation. It’s been a very long road, but with the help of close family and fantastic friends, very slowly I have become stronger and stronger.

So now seems the right time to raise some money for the Brain Tumour Research Charity to try and tackle this horrendous disease. This charity was founded in 2009, with the aim to increase the national investment in brain tumour research and to also set up and fund Centres of Excellence that carry out research into all types of brain cancers. They now support four Centres of Excellence and carry out some amazing work. For example, University of Plymouth Centre has recently had a breakthrough with low-grade brain tumours and researchers at the Centre of Excellence at Queen Mary University have made a breakthrough which could improve the treatments of patients diagnosed with glioblastoma.

My aim was to raise a minimum of £5,500, the amount to fund two days of vital research at one Centre of Excellence. On 27th April total donations hit £11,790 - amazing. Our team's new target is now £13,700. This amount will fund 5 days of research in one Centre of Excellence.

Tim and Mark's 50km towpath cycle to King John's Castle near Odiham, will take place, weather permitting, around 6th May Coronation Day.

See what we did there – a cycle to a castle and a date around Coronation Day! This is not just thrown together you know.

Here is the link to our main page:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/timothy-rayment-1680169963198

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. This is unacceptable!

Please give what you can. Together we will find a cure.