Thank you for visiting Ben Sambrook's fundraising page.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure.  It is also the most efficient way to donate:  Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT) will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

Our son Ben was diagnosed with an aggressive, malignant brain tumour when he was only 7 years old.  The bottom fell out of our perfect world.  A year on, following brain surgery and months of gruelling treatment including radiotherapy and chemotherapy, Ben is a picture of health and is doing much better than we could ever have imagined.  However, the dread and fear of the tumour returning is very real and he continues to be scanned every three months.  So we just take three months at a time and consider ourselves extremely lucky for each new day.

Research into Ben’s tumour type has not moved forward in 20 years, which is appalling and extremely frightening for us.  Can you imagine being told the devastating news that your child has a brain tumour, then in the next breath that the treatment options available are limited and there is no cure?

We feel completely helpless and, in the face of adversity we need to feel like we're doing something constructive, so we have set up our own umbrella group within the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, in an attempt to fight and conquer this evil disease and give hope to brain tumour patients in the future.  SDBTT are the largest single funder of laboratory based brain tumour research in the UK, which is what is required if we are to find a cure for this life destroying disease.  However, good quality research takes time and lots of money, which is why we are so passionately fundraising.

A chilling fact is that brain tumours now account for more deaths among children and those under 40 than any other cancer.

Supporting SDBTT via Ben's fundraising page will help fight and ultimately one day find a cure for this evil disease.  PLEASE help us.

Motorcycling across Europe and a 'Viva Las Vegas Ball' are just two of the current events being organised to raise money for the fund.

Many thanks for your support.