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Family launches charity golf day to honour sports teacher who died days after brain tumour diagnosis

Their fundraising underscores the urgent need for greater investment in research to combat fast-growing brain tumours.

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Man Dies Just Ten Days After He Was Diagnosed with a Killer Tumour
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Overview

  • Glenn Colmer collapsed at home on February 18, was diagnosed with a high-grade glioma on February 22, and died six days later.
  • His year-long symptoms of fatigue, headaches, and dizziness were initially attributed to age and the need for new glasses.
  • As director of sports curriculum at Itchen Sixth Form College, he mentored athletes including Aaron Martin and NBA star Jeremy Sochan over two decades.
  • Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 than any other cancer yet receive just 1% of national cancer research funding.
  • The charity golf event on August 1 at Southampton Municipal Golf Course has already raised over £3,000 for Brain Tumour Research.