The brother of a woman who battled brain cancer for 15 years is continuing her fundraising legacy a year on from her death.
Lizzi Snaith (pictured below) was eight months pregnant when she started suffering from excruciating migraines and sleep deprivation in 2008. Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Katie, Lizzi was diagnosed with an astroblastoma, a rare form of glioma. In the years that followed, she underwent four operations, numerous courses of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Gamma Knife treatment, all whilst being a dedicated mother and fundraiser for Brain Tumour Research.
Lizzi passed away in August 2023, aged 42.
To mark the one-year anniversary of her death, Lizzi’s brother, Paul Thompson, has embarked on a two-week, 1,071-mile cycle from Land’s End of John O’Groats to raise funds for Brain Tumour Research. He is joined by Lizzi’s uncle David and cousins Jack and Harry, while his wife Keri and Lizzi’s aunty Carolyn are providing support along the route.
Paul, who started the challenge on Friday 3rd August, said: “Lizzi was the bravest and kindest person we know, and she never complained. She raised thousands of pounds to fund brain tumour research whilst battling the disease herself. All the time being a wife and mum too. We want to carry on her legacy.”
The team has set themselves a target to raise £5,480 to sponsor two days of research at one of our Centres of Excellence.
Paul added: “Brain tumours are the silent killer, and they are not talked about nearly enough. We feel it is important to try and raise the awareness of the lack of funding put into brain tumour research with only £12 million (of the £40 million pledged by the government in 2018) having been deployed in the last six years.”
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Published Wednesday 7th August 2024.