Can you imagine being told you have a brain tumour?!

Just those words are enough to stop your whole world. Then there’s all the words you haven’t even heard of, cerebral convexity, posterior fossa, cerebellum, meningioma …. And the tests and scans, lumbar puncture, CT, MRI - what do they all mean?

It’s a new and foreign world and all you can feel sure of is that you are at the beginning of a long and unfamiliar road that you never wanted to travel and that peace of mind has flown away never to return because this thing will dominate your future.

Over the past few months I have come to realise that I am one of the lucky ones. My tumours are benign, they’re stable and the symptoms are manageable for now. No-one can tell us what will happen in the future, we are told to ‘watch and wait’ which is sometimes easier said than done!

Through these last months I have spoken to many people whose diagnosis is much different. There are many different types of brain tumour and they can be devastating and fatal. Brain tumours can develop in anyone, male, female, young or old.

Brain Tumour Research gets a very small per cent of NHS funding which is why I’m taking part in the Walking 99 Miles in November challenge.

Funding for medical research, for development of new treatments, for medication's and for support is vital and your contribution is appreciated more than you will ever know 💗