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Birmingham Woman Turns Brain Cancer Ordeal Into Wellness-Day Fundraiser

She now focuses on advocacy as regular scans continue following treatment that shrank an inoperable grade 3 tumour.

Overview

  • Abi Bradley, 31, first developed sudden double vision after a 2019 long-haul flight to Boston and initially blamed cabin pressure.
  • A CT scan in the US found nothing, but an MRI in the UK two weeks later revealed a golf ball‑sized grade 3 glioma.
  • Doctors said the tumour was inoperable and had spread down her spine, described as contained within the spinal area.
  • She underwent five rounds of chemotherapy and six months of radiotherapy, lost her hair, and by 2020 the tumour had shrunk to a grape size with gradual mobility recovery.
  • Bradley now works part-time, has three‑monthly scans, donates a third of profits from her venture The Cancer Card to Brain Tumour Research, and is hosting a wellness‑day fundraiser.