A girl who resides with an aggressive mind tumour is placing her greatest foot ahead to assist discover a treatment for the illness.
Clare Smerdon was a brand new mum to her 13-month-old son Teddy when she was identified with a glioblastoma (GBM) in June 2022. Her therapy, which included a six-hour surgical procedure adopted by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, left Clare with life-changing results together with compromised eyesight and impacted speech.
Shortly after she completed therapy, final September, Clare took half in our Stroll of Hope in Torpoint and raised greater than £1,000. “Though it was difficult, when folks heard I had a mind tumour, all of them gathered spherical and helped push me up the hill. I wished to finish the stroll for everybody who has misplaced somebody to this devastating illness,” she mentioned.
Clare and Teddy’s dad, Dave, on final yr’s Stroll of Hope
Clare’s most up-to-date scan detected progress, however she has been instructed that it’s not sufficient to qualify her for additional surgical procedure, and she or he stays on a ‘watch and wait’ therapy plan.
Now, Clare is on the brink of step ahead as soon as once more and is planning on doing her personal Stroll of Hope close to her hometown in Devon. She mentioned: “I’m going into it a bit stronger. I could also be dying, have misplaced all my hair or really feel actually weak, however I can nonetheless do that. Lots of people identified with mind tumours get very depressed, they assume why combat? However I can go alongside, do that easy factor, increase consciousness and lift cash for Mind Tumour Analysis in order that in years to return, when a treatment is discovered, I’ll know I’ve carried out my bit.”
With simply over two months to go till our Stroll of Hope on Saturday 28th September, tons of of individuals have already signed as much as be a part of us at one in every of our occasions or to organise their very own stroll. When you’ve not already registered, click on right here to seek out out extra, select your stroll and join your free fundraising pack.
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