Brain tumour victim hopes to pedal through pain barrier

A FATHER with a brain tumour has been told he will be treated with a form of chemotherapy for the rest of his life.

Ian Meek was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1994 but in 2009 he was told it had become malignant.

Despite his illness, he and his supporters have collected almost £90,000 for a West Yorkshire brain tumour charity – including from a 200-mile cycle ride earlier this year.

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Now he is planning a possible trip from Land’s End to John O’Groats next year.

The father-of-three from Kippax, Leeds, said: “As long as I am well enough, I will do it.”

In December Mr Meek, 41, underwent an operation to remove as much of the tumour as possible.

Since then he has been having chemotherapy and a recent scan showed the tumour had stayed exactly the same.

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Now, specialists have said that carrying on the chemotherapy treatment would be the best way to keep the tumour at bay for as long as possible.

He said: “It looks like the rest of my life will be on chemo. I have done really well with it.”

He added: “It’s all to be expected and you have just got to get on with it.

“The whole thing is prolonging my life.”

Mr Meek has raised £88,000 for Andrea’s Gift through walking the national three peaks and cycling from Bristol to Bradford earlier this year, with a 37-strong team.

Visit: www.meeksfeats.org.uk or email: [email protected] or call 07411 336152.

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