A MUM who is living with an inoperable brain tumour has raised more than £8,000 for a charity that has given her vital support.
Sian Norman, from Emersons Green, was diagnosed after her face started swelling in January last year.
Partner Mark Hooper urged her to see a doctor, who thought she might have had a stroke.
Sian was taken to hospital by ambulance. There she was told she hadn’t had a stroke, but a CT scan of her brain had caused concern.
Sian, who had been undergoing monitoring for an autoimmune disease, had previously been scanned ten years earlier and staff could see that an area of her brain had changed since then. A further MRI scan confirmed that she had a brain tumour.
Sian, who works as a healthcare assistant for Sirona’s district nursing team, had previously worked at the brain injury unit at Frenchay Hospital and thought back to the many patients she had cared for there.
Sian says professional help and advice from charity Brain Tumour Support has made a “massive” difference.
To repay the charity for its support, Sian organised a fundraising night at Centurys Club in Kingswood in March that was attended by around 200 people and raised a total of £8,238.
The event included a raffle with donations from local businesses and signed sports shirts from Bristol City, Rovers and Bath Rugby as well as England Rugby international Ellis Genge.
An auction with BBC Radio Bristol presenter and actor Joe Sims as auctioneer raised more than £1,000 during the evening.
For more information about the charity, visit www.braintumoursupport.co.uk or call 01454 422701.