In 2022, my beautiful mum was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. After 3 years of putting up an incredibly brave and strong fight, she sadly passed away from this horrible disease on 28th June 2025.

I’m running this marathon to do all I can to help find a cure for brain tumours. The loss of my mum has been the worst thing I’ve had to deal with and I will never get over it. She was too young. If I can raise any money into finding a cure for this horrible disease then I will.

I’m not a natural runner, I’ve never ran more than 5km before training, so this will be a huge challenge for me.

I’m doing this for you mumma, I hope you’re proud of me xx

If I can raise my target, then I can get mum's name in a plaque at one of the research centres as she would have funded an entire day of research.

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One in three people in the UK knows someone affected by a brain tumour. This disease is indiscriminate; it can affect anyone at any age. Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease.

£10 could pay for a month of microplates, essential lab dishes used every day

£25 could pay for a Research Student to carry out crucial lab work for a morning

£100 could pay for an hour’s worth of co-ordinated experiments in the lab, run by a Senior Research Fellow

£150 could pay for a Research Nurse to make a collection of specific brain tumour tissue from hospital

£2740 could fund a day of research and get my mumma's name on the Wall of Hope.