The median survival time with Glioblastoma is 15 months - I’m running to change that.

5 years ago my dad was diagnosed with a tumour in his brain.. @ 19 years old There are no words to describe the pain hearing those words. How could a 19 year old get her head around that..

We were told we had the option of an operation / biopsy after weeks of tests & hospital appointments, An operation was scheduled and we waited.

The operation was a semi-ish success. Most of the tumour was removed, however they confirmed my worst fear, cancer.

"The big ‘C’ word. We were no longer facing an unknown health problem, we were facing a cancer journey." I had prayed that I would never have to hear those words, but I had. My dad had cancer.

Despite open brain surgery, the 60 plus staples that closed his open wound, nausea & discomfort he endured he always put on a brave face, you could never wipe the smile of my dads face, my dad he’s a fighter with a great sense of humour I must add.

2 operations later combined with radiation His final 6 monthly MRI test showed my dad was pretty much cancer free.

Nothing in the world could have made me happier. We thought we had defeated the beast. The start of 2018 my whole world came crashing down a second time to my absolute horror the beast was back, I continued to ask myself why, why my dad?

an amazing strong, loving, warm-hearted man. Cancer is evil, but this is the most heinous selfish cancer of them all. It robs you from your independence, your memories, your whole life.

No one or their family should ever have to endure what my dad had to endure.

5 years on he is still fighting which in itself is an amazing feat, however the cancer has now turned aggressive and day by day this horrific disease is taking my father.