On 7 February 2013, Claire Bullimore — better known as Aunty M—and her mum, Eileen B, introduced themselves to Croydon Radio (Podcast) listeners for the very first time. This special archive episode takes us back… View Post

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One of the biggest lessons my brain tumour taught me wasn’t medical. It was personal. I learnt to trust myself. Before my diagnosis, I spent months questioning my own instincts. I knew something wasn’t right.… View Post

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When I was diagnosed with a brain tumour, I think part of me imagined recovery would eventually arrive with a clear finish line. You know the scene. The inspirational music starts playing. The hero gets… View Post

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“Recovery taught me to value quality over quantity.” One of the things nobody prepared me for after my brain tumour diagnosis was how much some of my relationships would change. When you’re facing something life-changing,… View Post

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“Brain fog affected my confidence more than my memory.” When people hear the words “brain fog,” they often think it simply means being forgetful. For me, it was much more than that. One of the… View Post

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“Invisible recovery is still real recovery.” One of the strangest parts of surviving a brain tumour was realising how quickly people assumed I was “better” once I physically looked well again. After brain surgery, the… View Post

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“Healing isn’t a competition.” One of the hardest emotional lessons I had to learn after surviving a brain tumour was that recovery doesn’t follow the same timeline for everyone. For a long time, I compared… View Post

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“You can survive something and still feel lonely afterwards.” One of the most unexpected parts of surviving a brain tumour was how lonely recovery sometimes felt. Not because I didn’t have supportive people around me.… View Post

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“I Didn’t Feel Like Myself Anymore” One of the hardest parts of surviving a brain tumour wasn’t the surgery itself. It was figuring out who I was afterwards. People often talk about recovery as though… View Post

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People often assume serious illness is serious all the time. Honestly? Sometimes it’s ridiculous. There were moments during my brain tumour journey filled with fear, uncertainty, exhaustion and grief. Moments where life felt unbearably heavy… View Post

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Well, today is my brain surgery “cranniversary” — 18 years since surgeons removed a ten-centimetre brain tumour that was pressing against my vision and memory. People often talk about survival like it’s the finish line.… View Post

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Tomorrow marks my brain surgery “cranniversary” — 18 years since surgeons removed a ten-centimetre brain tumour that was pressing against my vision and memory. At 25 years old, I thought I was simply exhausted. I… View Post

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From a Mother’s Perspective: The Journey That Changed Everything For Mother and Daughter In 2008, my life changed forever. I was twenty-five years old when I called my mum late at night while she was… View Post

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It has been 15 years since I was diagnosed with a 10cm Intraventricular Meningioma and since I had brain surgery. Here are the things I’ve learnt from my experience. Please note this is all my… View Post

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Once you have left the hospital and are sent home with several drugs and a few letters saying you will be sent to a rehabilitation centre in due course. It can feel very frightening. You are… View Post

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Do you have problems with your speech since your brain surgery or any brain trauma? I have had word-finding and speech problems since my brain surgery. I knew it could be a long term problem… View Post

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HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED IF YOU CAN LISTEN TO MUSIC DURING YOUR MRI? My first MRI was when I was being diagnosed with a brain tumour. In the first year of having regular scans, I… View Post

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Christmas can get a little confusing when you have so many different people to shop for. If you have multiple family members of different ages and genders, it’s only natural that they’re going to want… View Post

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Here are some thoughtful gifts to give a loved one or friend at Christmas who has left the hospital after surgery. These are going to be helpful and very welcomed. I was in the hospital… View Post

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Things to Help When Barriers Go Up, And The Doctors Say “We Can Not Fix This, There Are No Solutions!” I want to share what to do when doctors say: we cannot help you. Wow,… View Post

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