A BRAIN TUMOUR charity has highlighting the importance of funding research and celebrated its fundraisers as part of Brain Tumour Awareness Month.
Throughout March the Giles’ Trust Brain Tumour Fund, which is supported by Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity, is shining the spotlight on all the work that is going on to support patients and their families.
This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the charity which was founded by former England cricketer, Ashley Giles and his wife, Stine, following her diagnosis and battle with multiple brain tumours.
Since its launch, The Giles’ Trust has raised a staggering £1.3million and funded a clinical research nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
The Charity has also invested in Artificial Intelligence, a Surgical Navigational System and a Nexstim Brain Scanner, and it continues to grow in strength.
Last year it launched Stine’s Home from Home, which provides free accommodation to brain tumour patients and their families just a five-minute walk from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, keeping families together during an extremely difficult time.
Will Garratt, neuro oncology clinical nurse specialist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham said: “The Giles’ Trust has helped us do some wonderful things for our staff and patients over the last 10 years.
“The Charity has funded pioneering equipment, employed research nurses and helped my team and I stay up to date with education and conferences.
“Recently we have also been able to give some of our patient’s incredible experiences.
“These patients have been going through some really challenging times and thanks to The Giles’ Trust, we’ve helped them create memories to get them through and give them the boost they need.”
The Giles’ Trust continues to grow, funding vital research, investing in state-of-the-art equipment and support to improve the treatment journey for brain tumour patients all across the West Midlands.
The Charity is planning a variety of events throughout the year to mark the 10th anniversary from pub quizzes to a ball.
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