Five years ago, Terri’s son, Gary, was diagnosed with an aggressive GBM4 brain tumour. Feeling overwhelmed, Terri contacted places she felt could offer her family support. In her time of [...]

It is mid-summer 2017 and Pablo Lievano is fishing. It is early in the day – the best time to fish, and also to plan for the busy day ahead. Waist-deep in the cool water he delicately casts [...]

You want to join us for Wear Grey? Amazing! Shine a light on the invisible impact of brain tumours, and the funds you raise will change the lives of the people who live with this impact every [...]

My name is Sarah. In March 2018, I was diagnosed with a meningioma. I live in a small village just outside Buxton in Derbyshire with my husband Paul. Paul is a keen FootGolfer, and this involves [...]

British Neuro-Oncology Society (BNOS) annual meeting 2019 Helen, our Head of Services and Policy, attended the BNOS Annual Meeting along with Jane, our Support Specialist for London and the South [...]

Lloyd’s Legacy: The Legacy Festival 2019 For the last three years people have flocked to Highbridge Farm, Eastleigh for the third Legacy Festival, organised as part of Lloyd’s Legacy. The [...]

brainstrust has won a £1,000 Movement for Good award thanks to nominations from the public brainstrust was nominated to win a £1,000 boost as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical’s [...]

Two years ago, Jaime Brewer decided to go to the doctors during a lunch break from work, after a few weeks of ‘feeling different’. Everything changed then for Jaime and her family as it was [...]

Notes from a conference: Caring for every patient, learning from every patient brainstrust was privileged to win a bursary to attend ASCO: the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference. [...]

When you’re living with a brain tumour, the smallest of tasks can seem mountainous. Here Jane, our Support Specialist for London and the South East, recounts a recent trip to the shops with [...]