The family of a man who died of a brain tumour were invited to pay tribute to him at a research centre looking for a cure to the disease.
Terry Beardall, who lived in Wantage, was diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma brain tumour in 2002 after he experienced a seizure and collapsed at work.
Doctors diagnosed the tumour but were unable to remove it because of its location and size. Mr Beardall died in hospital six months later aged just 50.
Last year, on what would have been his 70th birthday, his wife and two daughters walked 20 miles from Moulsford to White Horse Hill to mark the 20th anniversary of his death.
They raised nearly £3,500 for Brain Tumour Research and were invited by the charity to its dedicated Centre of Excellence at Imperial College in London last Wednesday (February 23).
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Mr Beardall’s wife Maudie and daughters Katie Hannaford and Vicky Beardall-Richards, who both live near Wallingford, spoke with scientists about their progress in finding a cure for brain tumours.
They then placed a tile dedicated to Mr Beardall on the “Wall of Hope” which celebrates fundraising achievements.
Ms Hannaford, a teacher at Moulsford preparatory school, said: “If our fundraising in Dad’s memory can bring about more effective treatments and ultimately a cure that would be beyond words. No family should have to go through what we have.”
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