Worcester man with brain tumour calls for £40m funding pledge to be met

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Worcester man with brain tumour calls for £40m funding pledge to be met
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Adam Chapman, 43, says he and his family have been living through a “nightmare” since his diagnosis.

Adam Chapman, 43, said he and his family had been living through a “nightmare” since his diagnosis last year

Adam Chapman, 43, from Worcester, said he and his family had been living through a “nightmare” since his diagnosis last year and treatments were merely “delaying” the disease. Mr Chapman, who has a nine-year-old daughter, started having headaches in December 2022, six months after his wedding day. In the subsequent weeks he also started having balance issues.

Mr Chapman has had chemotherapy, radiotherapy and two operations so far. His memory, cognition, and sight have been severely affected after he had a stroke during his first surgery.Mr Chapman has had two operations, plus chemotherapy and radiotherapy, to treat his brain tumourBut Brain Tumour Research said only £11.3m had been spent as of March 2024, according toThe charity is calling on the government to work with them and create a roadmap for deploying all of the funding.

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