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IN OUR HEARTS... for these families, life will never be the same again
The diagnosis of a brain tumour is devastating for the patient, their family and friends.
For these people life will never be the same again.
These very brave people will remain in our hearts for ever and it is because of them that we are fighting to find a cure so that no other family should have to suffer in the same way.
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Tony Anholt
Tony's marriage broke up because of his complete personality change. Then he
suffered what doctors thought was a stroke, butlater turned out to be an inoperable
brain tumour. He died a horrible death 15 months later - Read Tony's Story... |
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Phil Coles
Phil lived for seven years following the diagnosis of a brain tumour in 1998. His
illness was a long and difficult emotional journey for his close family, although he
remained brave, stoical and accepting of his condition throughout - Read Phil's Story... |
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Jack D'Lima
Jack was only a toddler when he was diagnosed with a brain
tumour but, despite battling for his life for more than eight years,
he lost the fight. His parents feel consumed and suffocated by
the emptiness they are left with, but they have to pick up the
shattered pieces and rebuild their lives for the sake of their other
two sons - Read Jack's Story... |
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Diana Ford
Our eldest daughter, Diana, was aged 42 and the mother of three
young boys aged seven, five and two, when she was diagnosed with
a brain tumour in 2002. She survived barely three weeks. Her death
inspired Sandy, my husband, to set up The Diana Ford Trust and to campaign for an alliance of brain tumour charities -
Read Diana's Story... |
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Yashpal Gill
Yashpall Gill, died of a brain tumour in 2002 after a very short illness - he was just 50.
He was a self-employed accountant and a very active man. His death left his wife, Bali, and two sons devastated - Read Yashpal's Story... |
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Anna Olivia Hughes
Anna was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February 2005. For 15 months she spent every other week in hospital but sadly, Anna lost her battle and passed away aged 3 years and 8 months. She was an inspiration to everyone she met and her parents set up the charity Anna's Hope to give future children a better chance of survival - Read Anna's Story... |
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Paul Mitchell
Paul was a loving husband and father of four year old John James when he was diagnosed with possible depression in 2001. Instinctively his wife knew that this was not the correct diagnosis,
but she never expected that the underlying cause of his illness was a brain tumour which was to
take his life in just 18 months - Read Paul's Story... |
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Alison Phelan
Alison is the inspiration behind the charity Ali's Dream, (founder member of Brain Tumour Research) which was set up by her family and friends following her loss in June 2001, three weeks before her eighth birthday. She had been diagnosed with a brain stem glioma in August 2000 - Read Ali's Story...
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Taylan Rawlinson
Taylan was an incredible boy who was sadly taken away from his family on 19th August 2009 at the age of just 7. He was a special little star full of love, warmth, joy and laughter. Just 10 months before he passed away, he was diagnosed with a rare form of brain tumour located in the brain stem. In January 2010 his family set up a Brain Tumour Research Umbrella Group and founded: Taylans Project - Read Taylan's Story... |
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Levi Ringer
Levi enjoyed a normal six year old life until feeling unwell and complaining of headaches in December 2005. Levi died in his Mother's arms and surrounded by his loving and devastated family on 29th August 2006 at the age of just 6. The charity Levi's Star was founded in his memory by his mum and grandma - Read Levi's Story...
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