Brain Tumor Survivor's Fight for Global Treatments

0:00On March 19th, a 25-year-old university student and Manchester discovered she had an incurable brain tumor after a drunken fall down 15. Concrete steps during Freshers Week was she thought was just a concussion turned out to be a low-grade glioma when doctors did an MRI scan a few days later. She underwent five surgeries between 2021 and 2024 to control regrowth and infections, all while finishing her. Degree in Religion and Theology and running a startup business. For years, she managed a mostly normal life, despite occasional seizures. Earlier this year, scans showed the tumor had worsened to grade 4, leading to emergency surgery, 33 rounds of radiotherapy, and two, rounds of chemotherapy. Alice was devastated, especially after preparing for a clinical trial in egg retrieval for future family plans. Now a new tumor has appeared in a different part of her brain, and with no more options left in the UK, her prognosis has shifted from years to months.

1:03She's launched a GoFundMe to fund treatments abroad, like immunotherapy vaccines in Germany. Doctors say the tumor might have been growing undetected for five to eight years with no symptoms, and Alice credits that accidental fall with giving. Her extra time. She's urging more regular brain scans and quicker searches for global treatments to catch issues early.