“Walking is something I enjoy doing and so far, this challenge has been a great way to combine my daily walk whilst raising money to help find vital research to find kinder treatments and eventually a cure for this disease.’ The support of Luke’s school, including the headteacher Sarah Kneller and the parents, teachers and students has been incredible from when Luke was first diagnosed and even now after his passing.”.
I was taken aback when I heard the statistic that brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer, yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to brain tumours since records began in 2002.’.
Dr Karen Noble, Director of Research, Policy and Innovation at Brain Tumour Research, said: "Signs and symptoms of a brain tumour are as complex as the brain itself.
The 42-year-old contacted a nutritionist after parents commented that her son looked different when children returned to school in July 2021, with Luke later developing sore eyes.
Sam, a church volunteer, from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, said: "When the children returned to school around July 2021, parents commented that Luke looked different.
