‘I’m lucky to be here’: Glenn Campbell's £500k fundraiser to help find brain cancer cure
The money will help scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow “accelerate progress toward a cure”.
A fundraising milestone has been reached in a fundraiser organised by BBC Scotland broadcaster Glenn Campbell after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Campbell was diagnosed with an oligodendroglioma – an incurable brain tumour – in 2023, after a bicycle accident.
He then set up Brain Power to help the charity Brain Tumour Research fight back against brain cancer.
The journalist has now celebrated with Brain Power supporters at Archerfield Walled Garden in East Lothian as their fundraising total hit half a million pounds.
He said: “I am very lucky to be here to mark this moment.
“From bake sales to bike rides, marathons to mountain climbs - it’s taken two years of hard work and generosity from thousands of people to reach this target.
“I am very grateful for all the support and would like to thank everyone who has helped to raise awareness of this condition and to raise funds to fight it.”
Six in ten of those with brain cancer do not live more than a year beyond diagnosis.
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Campbell’s tumour is currently in check following intensive treatment.
The chief executive of Brain Tumour Research Dan Knowles described Brain Power’s fundraising as “nothing short of phenomenal”.
He said the money would help scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow “accelerate progress toward a cure”.
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