Thorne Mason Trust
Registered Charity No. 1128581
Mike's Story
Mike was a wonderful husband and family man with a great passion for football. He was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme in 2007 and died just over two years later. During his ilness Mike and his wife Debi decided to set up the Thorne Mason Trust in order to help other people affected by cancer and to fund research into brain tumours.
Here is Mike’s story…
“We were together for 33 years and luckily I have our two grown up children who still live at home, but something happened on one day and nothing will ever be the same again. We never planned for this (for one of us dying so relatively young) – we always planned for what we would do together when we were old.”
Mike was diagnosed very dramatically in August 2007. He was still playing football, but was experiencing a sensation of numbness in his left foot, which made it difficult to put his shoe on. This numbness then spread to his leg and his left-hand side, causing him to collapse...
Debi's Story
Debi’s life has been touched by brain tumours twice and she now heads up the Thorne Mason Trust, raising funds for brain tumour research and running a local support group for cancer patients.
Here is Debi’s story…
“My dream is for there to be a big step forward in finding a cure for brain tumours. There has been so much advancement with other cancers through all the research, so there is no reason why it can’t be the same for
brain tumours.”
My husband Mike and I set up the Thorne Mason Trust in April 2008 following Mike’s diagnosis with a glioblastoma multiforme. It was his idea. What kick-started everything was having a wedding blessing to renew our vows in St David’s Cathedral in Pembrokeshire. In lieu of presents we asked for donations and received about £1,500...
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