Exactly a year ago I had a grade 4 glioblastoma (brain tumour - AKA "Bob the Blob") removed, the prgnosis for which is very poor. Despite it being the biggest cancer killer in under 40s and in children it receives a pittiful 0.7% of research fundraising. I want to raise awareness and funds to put this right. I have spent the last year having radiotheraphy and chemotherapy and at present my scan is clear. Hooray! But I will have three monthly scans for evermore as the oncologists (unlike me) are expecting Bob to return. Apart from a minor speech (and spelling) defect, I have no symptoms so, folowing our successful and enjoyable obstacle race in march, 'Team Bobstacle' have decided to do a much more sedate walk along th Grand Union Canal. Hopefully there will be no mud or scramble nets in this one! 

It is an 11 mile canal walk on 24th september and we will be walking along with a load of others, some of whom have brain cancer, some of whom care for people with brain cancer and many of whom will have lost someone to brain cancer. Feel free to join in (it will be great fun... A pub at each end!) or come along and support on the day, raise some funds of your own or help in some other way ...or all of the above.

Please donate and support me and my friends, as well as the many others who suffer the devasating effects of this horrible cancer, or care for someone who does.

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I am very keen to raise awareness and funds for reseach but I am equally passionate to encourage sufferers and their loved ones that "You CAN get through this, you CAN outlive those horrible statistics and you CAN find joy and hope in this crazy journey." 

Visit my blog for the full story of what its been like for me and Bob this year: 

www.bobthebobsblog.com

(And watch out for the book!) 

Tanyamalpass@live.co.uk

For details of the canal walk visist : https://www.braintumourresearch.org/canal-walk-union


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