Parents aim to raise funds and awareness of brain cancers

A grieving mother and father have vowed to boost funding for research into brain tumours following the death of their 17-year-old daughter.

Emma Sim died aged 17, less than two years after first suffering a blinding headache which led to her diagnosis.

Now her parents, Heather and Graeme, have launched a fundraising campaign after learning of the high number of young people who die from this type of cancer – and the tiny proportion of funding that goes into research.

Mrs Sim, 46, of Peterhead, said her daughter put up a brave fight against cancer.

She said: “When Emma was diagnosed we were devastated and it was very scary. They say your life can change in a split second and it is true.

“Emma was brilliant, so brave and had the attitude that it had to had to happen to someone.

“She was unbelievable, going through an operation and chemotherapy, but never felt sorry for herself.

“When we read about the Brain Tumour Charity we realised that is it mostly funded by people like us, people who have lost their children.

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