“I’m still the same old Karen, but I’m stronger now”: Karen’s story
Karen’s story When she was diagnosed with a meningioma back in 2016, Karen remembers her consultant saying to her “you might be different” following treatment. She remembers thinking, “what on […]
CSC Charity Pub Quiz
Charity Pub Quiz in aid of brainstrust Hosted by CSC Recruitment Once again, our fabulous supporters, CSC Recruitment, return to The Counting House as they host their 4th Charity Pub […]
Meet the team: Carol in Scotland
Name: Carol Cochrane Role: Support Specialist and Volunteer Manager for Scotland Tell us a bit about your role and the type of things that you do day-to-day. I support people […]
Calum and Janos’ life of adventure
Calum and Janos When Janos was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February 2019, life for him and his partner Calum changed forever. Whatever has been thrown at them, the […]
New NHS funding for “cancer screening overhaul” – what does this mean for the brain tumour community?
Today the government has announced £200 million of funding for new MRI machines, CT scanners and breast screening equipment. Click here to find out more. In light of this announcement, […]
Forest Games Triumph
Forest Games Triumph for Charlotte’s “I Believe I Can” Fund of Hope Saturday 21st September marked the first ever Forest Games, taking place at The Green Dragon, Brook in the […]
Greensward Academy
Greensward Academy This week, we were honoured to join Sharon as we received a heartfelt donation from the staff and pupils at Greensward Academy in Essex. Over the past academic […]
Understanding the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2018
The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) 2018 is the eighth iteration of the survey, and is an important part of the national NHS Cancer Programme. This places patient experience […]
brainstrust holds another Incubator Day in Leeds
What are Incubator Days? Incubator Days are structured, interactive workshops intended to drive the development of a clinical trial. They link up people living with a brain tumour, researchers, clinicians […]
Managing behaviour and personality change – coming soon
Managing behaviour and personality change – a new support resource from brainstrust, coming soon Understanding and coping with the behavioural and personality changes (BPC) that can follow a brain tumour […]