Ankits 60km Walk-Cut-n-Dye 4 Brain Tumour Support

My Brother Ishan was the perfect older brother - part pride of my family and a beautiful soul on his way to serving the community as a doctor - part annoyance who was always one-upping me. But in late 2010 Ishan was diagnosed with multiple late stage Glioblastoma (GBM). Considered the deadliest form of cancer, GBM is an aggressively lethal brain tumour that is often diagnosed late and robs patients of there central nervous system. Having valiantly fought GBM through three operations and rounds of chemotherapy Ishan must have decided he was bored of mentoring me, so on the 5th September 2012 surrounded by his family Ishan set-off on his next adventure.

 

In Ishan's memory and in solidarity with current brain tumor patients and families I am fundraising for a charity that supports brain tumour patients and their carers, I will be walking 60kms over each remaining Sunday in September (12/09, 19/09, 26/09), walking over 20kms on each Sunday! I will also be buzz-cutting and dying my hair blond at the end of September!

 

The money raised will support the Brain Tumour Alliance Australia (BTAA), Australia's sole national brain tumour patient and caregiver organisation in supporting brain tumour patients and their carers, and the oft-forgotten families of patients. Website with more detail is: https://www.btaa.org.au 

 

Your support means we can alleviate the isolating emotional and physical toll brain tumour patients and there carers face, and honor Ishan and those who have passed to brain tumours by raising awareness around the disease.

 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart,

Ankit