Hello!

On Sunday 12th April, I'll be running the Brighton Marathon in aid of a fantastic charity, The Brain Tumour Charity, and in memory of an incredible girl, Yasmin.

Yasmin sadly passed away on 2nd August 2025, aged just 22. Yasmin lived with a brain tumour for 4 years and 8 months following her diagnosis. During Yasmin’s illness she went through 2 surgeries, 1 course of radiotherapy, a number of chemotherapies and a couple of new treatments too. But heartbreakingly, in the end, in spite of the efforts of her wonderful team of doctors and nurses at the Royal Marsden Teen and Young Adult Unit in Sutton, Yasmin’s tumour (an anaplastic astrocytoma) was just too aggressive.

Yasmin was incredibly resilient and because of that she dealt with her illness in a way that made it easy for those around her. This included her impressive fundraising for the Brain Tumour Charity. Yasmin raised over £41,000 for the charity in the years after her diagnosis. She received incredible support from her family and friends and this meant so much to her.

To be able to continue her fundraising efforts is a great privilege for me, and I'd like to thank the Tarn family for the honour of running in Yasmin's memory. Any donations, large or small, would be massively appreciated.

Thank you so much!

Jack

There's more information about The Brain Tumour Charity below:

The Brain Tumour Charity is the world's leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally. Committed to saving and improving lives, we're moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumour.

We're set on finding new treatments, offering the highest level of support and driving urgent change. And we're doing it right now. Because we understand that when you, or someone you love, is diagnosed with a brain tumour a cure really can't wait.