Charity highlights Brain Tumour Awareness Month with anniversary celebrations

The Giles’ Trust Brain Tumour Fund is marking Brain Tumour Awareness Month by highlighting the importance of funding research into brain tumours.

The organisation is also celebrating its fundraisers who do so much to raise money and support patients and their families.

The charity was founded in 2015 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 £1.3 million 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.

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 fabulous ball, and you can get involved by taking part in or attending an event and fundraising for the charity to help support brain tumour patients.

For more information about The Giles’ Trust Brain Tumour Fund and ways to support them, visit the website.

Pictured (L-R): Stine's Home from Home launch - Dr Sara Meade, Lloyd Ansermoz, Ashley and Stine Giles, Karen Jones and Will Garratt