An Epic Virtual Trek for brainstrust: Meet Joe
Meet Joe Wallace – an incredible supporter of brainstrust who has set himself an amazing challenge: to walk the equivalent distance from John O’Groats to Land’s End before his 91st […]
Honouring Grandad with an Incredible Challenge
When siblings Layla and James decided to take on Ben Nevis, it wasn’t just about reaching the summit – it was about love, memories, and making a difference. Their Grandad […]
Flying High for Dad: Suzanne’s Wing Walk for brainstrust
When Suzanne’s dad was diagnosed with primary small cell lung cancer that had spread to his brain, life changed forever. After he sadly passed away on 21st September 2023, Suzanne […]
Turning Grief into Hope: One Family’s Journey After a Brain Tumour Diagnosis
A year ago this week, Rachel’s world was turned upside down. What started as little signs — her dad feeling a bit confused, forgetful, and not quite himself — soon […]
brainstrust patient views help secure top research Fellowship
Neurosurgical Trainee Mr Ahmad Ali has been awarded a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Doctoral Fellowship, to continue vital research assessing the extent of cognitive problems suffered […]
Dina’s Challenge: 100 Welsh Castles in 30 days!
Dina Rees was diagnosed with 2 types of brain tumours and cerebellar ataxia. After radiotherapy, she was left with the complete loss of hearing in one ear, balance and mobility […]
Immunotherapy drug and glioblastoma – in the news.
You may have seen this article in the Independent today highlighting a single NHS-ledtrial featuring one glioblastoma patient whose tumour ‘vanished’ after receiving ipilimumab, an immunotherapy drug. This was also […]
Katie Barker’s inspirational story
Katie Barker’s story is inspiring and one of great courage. She was a training as a nurse and in 2024, just three weeks before completing her nursing degree, she was […]
Katie’s story
In June 2024, just three weeks before I was due to finish my nursing degree, I received a life-changing diagnosis: a low-grade brain tumour. At the time, I was juggling […]
Tracey is a European award winner!
Huge brainstrust congratulations to Tracey Howe who has just been named as a PEUGEOT Attitude PRIDE Awards Europe winner! The winners are drawn from the UK and Europe, where they’ve […]