An 11-year-old is midway by way of a month-long problem impressed by his grandfather and a detailed household buddy who each died from mind tumours.
Arthur Motley has set himself the problem to run 60 miles in July to lift cash for Mind Tumour Analysis. He has already raised greater than £500 with loads of time left to prime up his whole.
The spectacular problem is impressed by household buddy, Linda Goode (pictured beneath), who died of a glioblastoma (GBM) six months in the past.
Linda’s analysis got here after she skilled issues together with her speech. She had surgical procedure, adopted by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Nevertheless the most cancers was too aggressive and Linda died in January, leaving her husband Phil and three youngsters, Ben, Jonah and Mia.
Arthur’s mum, Shelley, who was a nanny to Linda’s youngsters and is godmother to 1, mentioned: “There was no hesitation when he mentioned he needed to do it for Mind Tumour Analysis. After every run, he comes again stuffed with power and marks down the gap on a chart which is caught to our fridge, at all times with a smile on his face. I’m a really proud mum.”
Arthur’s grandfather additionally died in 2013.
Shelley added: “My father-in-law, David, and Linda had various kinds of mind tumours. However David obtained to see his youngsters develop up and even obtained to satisfy a few of his grandchildren together with Arthur. With Linda it was completely different. Though her most cancers was very aggressive, she remained optimistic, and her gentle shone vivid till the very finish.”
“We should do extra to assist preserve households collectively and discover therapies which can be kinder for mind tumour sufferers. That begins with ensuring there’s enough funding to analysis the illness.”
Good luck to Arthur for the remainder of his problem! If you happen to’d wish to help him with a donation, please click on right here.
This GBM Consciousness Week, we’re elevating consciousness of this devastating sort of tumour and the way the analysis we’re funding will assist us get nearer to a treatment. Discover out extra right here.
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