A COUPLE who founded a charity after nearly losing their daughter to brain cancer have moved its base to the Isle of Wight.
Helen and Peter Bulbeck founded the charity, Brainstrust, when their daughter, Meg Jones, was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour in 2004, when she was just 19.
From its base in Cowes, the charity now supports more than 100 families who are battling brain cancer .
Trust director Helen, 46, from Castle Road said: "We were saddened and surprised to find the treatment of brain tumours in the UK is not a highly funded or understood area.
"When Meg was taken ill, she was diagnosed as untreatable and her life span could have been very short.
"I couldn't accept what I had been told so researched the treatment of brain tumours worldwide and found that there was a surgical option in the USA that could help. The problem was that it would cost £50,000."
Undeterred, Helen and Peter set up Brainstrust to raise the funds. Meg was successfully treated in Boston, in 2006, and has recently graduated, become engaged and is working full time for a publisher in London.
In the process of fundraising for Meg's operation, Helen gathered so much information she wanted to pass it on to others and through Brainstrust now supports other families battling the condition. She added:
"If anyone needs any help and advice because they or someone they love is coping with a brain tumour we are here to help. We always welcome new supporters and donations are very much needed to help improve services in the UK."
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