Gavin Burden was told he would not live long beyond 40 but is celebrating his 50th birthday.
A man who was told he would not live much beyond 40 is marking his 50th birthday with a charity challenge.Having recently been given good news about his prognosis he is taking on a 25km walk with a friend who has also recovered from a brain tumour.
He said: "I remember going up for a header at football and I just thought I don't know if I have seen the ball, is there a ball? Or did I see three of them? To celebrate he has decided to walk 25km along the Thames Bridges Trek for The Brian Tumour Charity on 14 September and he is asking for 48 people to join him.
She said: "I used to teach aerobics at the leisure centre in Salisbury. I would suddenly go numb down one side of my face, and it would almost drop a bit."Its those awful words when you get told you have a lump in your brain.Ms Worthington, a dental hygienist, had her tumour successfully removed six years ago, but has to have MRI scans every two years to check it has not grown back.
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