A mother and son from Perth joined a mammoth charity effort in support of Brain Tumour Action.
Andrew Sloan whose 10-year-old cousin was diagnosed with a brain tumour and his mum Christine Sloan met cyclists Angie White and Steph Revelle just outside Perth at the end of the ninth day of their 970-mile ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
Angie, from Marlborough, has undertaken the ride in memory of her brother-in-law, who died last year of a brain tumour.
Her friend Steph is accompanying her and friends and family are providing support.
Andrew (44) said, “I think it is marvellous what Angie is doing and I really hope it helps to spread awareness of this terrible disease which kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer.
“My cousin, Vivian Barty, who grew up in Edinburgh, has been very lucky to survive but I am so aware of the thousands of families out there who are mourning the loss of a loved one from a brain tumour.
“Vivian’s mother, Lynne Barty, is secretary of Scotland’s Brain Tumour Action charity which offers support, counselling, education, training and research for patients, relatives and professionals.
“We need more funding for brain tumour research to find better treatments and hopefully a cure.”
Angie said, “It was the death last year of my brother-in-law, Malcolm Smith, at the age of 60 from a brain tumour that inspired me to undertake this challenging venture.
“Malcolm was an incredibly-fit man until he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2008.”
She continued, “He was treated and then given the all-clear, but subsequently complained of an ear-ache and a droopy eye. When he was eventually sent for an MRI scan, a brain tumour was diagnosed and he didn’t survive long.”For more information go to www.braintumourresearch.org or to sponsor Angie and Steph go to www.justgiving.com/Angela-White.