SUCCESS (www.successcharity.org.uk) is an incredible charity which has a vision to enable brighter futures for childhood brain tumour survivors - the second most common tumour amongst children. Thanks to improved medical treatment, 80% of children now survive a brain tumour but they can be left with significant physical and mental challenges. SUCCESS works in two ways:
1. Support.....the journey to recovery for a child surviving a brain tumour can be very hard. As well as the serious physical consequences of treatment, survivors often feel socially alienated and unable to thrive emotionally. SUCCESS supports survivors to re-adapt and work to improve their health and quality of life, it aims to create a circle of supportive professional, family, and peer to peer networks and it seeks to build dedicated resources in areas relating to neuro-disability, hormonal disorders, vision, hearing and learning impairments.
2. Research.....most brain tumour survivors experience significant ‘late effects’ which start with the tumour and are aggravated by treatment and failed rehabilitation. Understanding the causes of each will help neurosurgeons tailor their therapies, creating kinder treatment. SUCCESS contributes on clinical best practice to improve outcomes for children diagnosed with a brain tumour, it funds PhD programmes to better understand the long term effects of tumours and it wants to establish dedicated multidisciplinary research teams.
On September 10th 2022 our handpicked team of 11 titans of fitness will step into the swamp lands of Cholmondley Castle in Cheshire aiming to complete the 15km / 30 obstacle Tough Mudder in order to raise much needed funds for this incredible charity. And for the free pint they give you at the end.
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