A dad who thought he was suffering from long Covid was left devastated after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Grant Churnin-Ritchie, 42, from Horsforth, was given the heartbreaking news he had a pituitary tumour in February 2022 after experiencing fatigue. Just months after undergoing surgery to remove the mass, the inspiring 42-year-old completed the Leeds Half Marathon on Sunday 14 May on behalf of Brain Tumour Research.
Grant, who works for Microsoft, said: “Even though surgeons removed the tumour, there is a 20 per cent chance of it growing back. I have an MRI scan in July so I should know more then. Because I only had two months to train for the race, I found it very hard to complete. Luckily, I had my wonderful family and friends cheering me on which got me through it."
