My story

George was 41 when he collapsed, on what seemed to be a

normal day at the office.

Scans revealed he had a malignant brain tumour and it quickly

became apparent that he was suffering from a very aggressive form

of the disease. The Consultants all agreed that the tumour was

inoperable, and the prognosis was poor.

George’s gruelling round of treatments started in September 2008;

six weeks of radiotherapy, followed by ten months of chemotherapy,

six of those months were combined with a brand new drug Avastin

which really helped his quality of life.

The average life expectancy of a brain tumour patient is 14 months;

But George was able to live for nearly 18 months. His strong

constitution and the need to be with his three young children, wife,

family and friends kept George fighting.

But sadly,despite his incredible courage and bravery, he died on 28th March 2010.

Throughout this time it became clear to us how little was known about George’s condition. The consultants were

often as baffled as we were about some of his symptoms. Some internet research led us to the startling realisation

that there is little awareness of the disease and a serious lack of funding for research.

Currently Brain Tumour research receives only 0.7% of cancer research spending in the UK despite

the fact that:

Brain tumours are the most common cause of cancer death in children under the age of 15.

More men under 45 and women under 35 die from brain tumour than any other cancer.

To that end we would like to create and fund a research fellowship in George’s name – The George Pickard

Fellowship.

This will allow research into brain tumours to take place at Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre at

Charing Cross Hospital in London. It costs around £40,000 to undertake one year of research. The aim of the

fellowship will be to fund this research for a minimum of three years, which we will do through the Brain Tumour

Research Campaign and

Maybe, one day, someone diagnosed with George’s condition will be able to survive. We are therefore asking you

to contribute to a fund to be created in George’s name.

Royal Parks Half Marathon – 10 October 2010 – George’s Birthday Run

To kick start the fund raising a large group of George’s friends and family will be running the Royal Parks Half

Marathon which coincidentally would have been his birthday! As you can see from the list below this includes his

wife, a brother, nephews, a niece and a number of Godparents of their children. We are all running in aid of

George’s Fellowship.

George would have been 44 on the 10th October 2010, and our initial  aim was to raise at least £44,000 – a thousand pounds for every year of his life. Thanks to your amazing generosity we have been able to increase this target to £88,000 , with the aim to fund the research project for at least 3 years, and hopefully longer.

For more information, including a live blog please go to http://www.brainstrust.org.uk/georgepickardfellowship

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Brainstrust

Brainstrust

Charity Registration No. 1114634

brainstrust is a UK based brain cancer charity, dedicated to improving clinical care for brain tumour sufferers and providing co-ordinated support in their search for treatment. We provide support and advice from the point of diagnosis, we work to improve care and, ultimately, saving lives.

Donations 550

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BEST WISHES

Donation by MALCOLM BRAZENALL on 10/10/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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We are so proud of you Bev! Love, Anne, Craig, Lizzy, Joseph, Stephen & Katherine

Donation by Anne Abouchar on 10/10/10

£200.00

+ £56.41 Gift Aid

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Glad the weather is good today. thinking of you , running on Georges birthday. Best of luck. From all the Plunkett family

Donation by Shaun Plunkett on 10/10/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Well done Jane. Guess you have finished by now - hope you can walk again soon. Great cause. Kindest Pete; Rachel; Emma and Charlie

Donation by Peter Edwards on 10/10/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck team Pickard, love Janette, Dennis, Callum and Will

Donation by janette davidson on 10/10/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Good luck Tim and all the team.

Donation by Darren & Emma on 10/10/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Kate and Sarah and to all the team running.

Donation by Deborah Forster on 10/10/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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Go team Pickard! We'll be there to Pick you up at the finishing line!

Donation by Richard and Amanda on 10/10/10

£50.00

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This is it folks, go team Pickard! We're all with you Kate and thinking of all the family.

Donation by The Wileys on 09/10/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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Good luck on the day and well done to all of Team Pickard Best wishes Laura, Angus, Charlotte and Elise

Donation by Angus Knowles-Cutler on 09/10/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

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Have a great day. We are behind you all the way! A long way behind, but still behind. All our love Triangle Fosters

Donation by The Triangle Fosters on 09/10/10

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Kate, we all admire your determination and your courage. Best wishes and good luck to all of you David, Debbie, Joseph Oliver and Amelia xx

Donation by Debra Clayton on 09/10/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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What a worthy cause, good luck to you all.

Donation by Clare Bushby on 09/10/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Congratulations to everyone involved in this wonderful cause. ... and best of luck to the runners.

Donation by Angus Small on 09/10/10

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elliotts love pickards,go guys,xx the gang

Donation by christopher elliott on 09/10/10

£500.00

+ £141.03 Gift Aid

Donation by Claire Hussain on 09/10/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good Luck with the run and the fund raising for much needed research

Donation by Christine Court on 09/10/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Good luck Ed, Jonny and all the team

Donation by Katherine Roberts on 09/10/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Best of luck with the half maraton tomorrow.

Donation by Anne O'Mahony on 09/10/10

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Good luck to Tim and the team.

Donation by Paul Hayman on 09/10/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Good luck with reaching your targets

Donation by Tony Coles on 09/10/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Good luck Ian and the rest of the team. Will be thinking of you all.

Donation by Greg Hill on 09/10/10

£50.00

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Donation by Rosie Humphreys on 09/10/10

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Good luck Jame - make sure you go b4 you start!

Donation by Malx, tads, Emily, Fergus & Jamie on 09/10/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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jane and bev - we are in awe of you both - best of luck tomorrow - all our love tom olly & richard

Donation by richard castle on 09/10/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$65,069.75
  • Offline donations$102,116.62
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$167,186.36
  • Gift Aid$15,316.10

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