In July 2009 my wife Clare was diagnosed with an Intraosseous meningioma (a rare subtype of meningioma that accounts for less than 1% of all osseous tumours) in her head. In November that year, Clare was successfully operated on to remove the growth which fortunately turned out to be a slow growing, benign tumour. This left Clare with a titanium plate covering the right hand side of her brain where almost a third of her skull had been removed. In August 2014, it was discovered that the tumour had returned but this time, slightly lower down. This left Clare with a concave feature between and above her right ear and eye. Throughout Clare’s illness, I can honestly say that the hospital have been absolutely superb in all aspects of her care. Raising money on their behalf is obviously very personal to us and to our family and friends who have witnessed first-hand the exceptional level of care Hurstwood Park provides. Clare and I are still regular visitors to the hospital whilst she continues to have scans / consultations with Mr Hardwidge and his team and choosing this charity to support was the easiest decision I’ve ever made, apart from marrying Clare of course!