Some of our dedicated supporters who recently ran the TCS London Marathon 2025 have visited one of our Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence.
On Tuesday 11th November, the laboratory at the Institute of Cancer Research welcomed almost 20 supporters who completed the iconic 26.2-mile course (along with 50,000 other runners) on Sunday 27th April.
The team collectively raised almost £470,000 for our cause, a personal best for the Charity, equivalent to an astounding 171 days of research at one of our Centres. Every runner had a personal reason for taking part, each with their own brain tumour story and the determination to make a difference.
Among those touring the lab were the family of Chad Nelson, whose diagnosis with a rare ganglioglioma (GGL) at the age of 21 had dashed his dreams of serving in the Royal Navy. Chad’s mother Lucy, 60, gave up her teaching career to become his carer in the wake of devastating treatment side effects. As a result of multiple surgeries, Chad’s pituitary gland ceased to function and damage to his frontal lobe caused short-term memory loss.
Despite these challenges, Lucy took on the London Marathon in the hopes of finding a cure along the way. She said: “I’d never run a marathon before, but my local running club secured a place, and I was thrilled when my name was drawn out. I’ve always seen people running it on TV, raising money for charity, and only Brain Tumour Research came to mind for who I wanted to raise funds for.”
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