Household be part of man on stroll celebration a yr after mind op

A person recovering from a mind tumour is embarking on a 5k stroll to rejoice rebuilding his life while fundraising for charity.

Steve Joynes, from Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, mentioned he was discovered to have a mind tumour “the dimensions of a lime” following a routine eye check in 2023.

The 48-year-old underwent a 14-hour operation to take away the tumour, however developed hydrocephalus, a build-up of fluid within the mind.

All the cash raised by way of the stroll on Sunday shall be donated to Shine, a charity which Mr Joynes mentioned offered “invaluable” assist to him and his household.

Previous to his analysis, Mr Joynes was experiencing complications, however thought it was attributable to stress at work.

The invention of a tumour got here as a “shock” to him, however surgeons at Southmead Hospital have been capable of take away the vast majority of it, leaving simply 1% of the expansion left.

After the primary surgical procedure, Mr Joynes’ mind “wasn’t coping”, his spouse mentioned.

Mrs Joynes mentioned her husband was “very confused for a number of weeks”, together with being forgetful of his whereabouts and his youngsters’s birthdays.

Additional assessments revealed he had fluid increase, placing stress on his mind. He was identified with hydrocephalus.

Surgeons carried out one other operation and implanted a shunt – a skinny tube – into his mind to empty the surplus fluid.

“As quickly as a shunt was draining and doing its job, we had Steve again,” Mrs Joynes mentioned.

“We hadn’t even heard of hydrocephalus – it got here fully out of the blue to us.”

She added the quantity of uncertainty and the couple’s lack of expertise of the situation made them really feel “remoted” and “scared”.

Throughout Mr Joynes’ restoration, they found Shine, a charity which supplies recommendation and help for these dwelling with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.

Mrs Joynes mentioned: “[Shine has] given us a lot help and for this reason we’re arranging the stroll as a result of we wish to give one thing again to a charity that doesn’t have a giant voice.”

“They have been there after we wanted anyone,” Mr Joynes added.

At 11:00 BST on Sunday, practically 100 of the couple’s pals and family shall be becoming a member of the 5k stroll round Decrease Slaughter.

“Once I first got here out of hospital, I struggled to stroll in any respect,” Mr Joynes mentioned.

“It’s been fairly a problem to get again strolling once more and we thought it’s the perfect factor to do.”

Mrs Joynes added the accessibility of the problem meant many individuals may take part.

“It is also a celebration,” she mentioned.

“It’s a yr since Steve’s surgical procedure so it means we will get collectively to rejoice, when he couldn’t clearly final yr.

“Everyone is welcome to come back and be part of us.”