A dad who was given just 12 months to live after being told the devastating news he had a brain tumour survived his prognosis by 11 years. Alan Chilcott was told he had just six to 12 months to live after he was diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma (GBM) in July, 2009.
However, the father-of-two, defied his medical odds and lived for 12 more years following his diagnosis before he passed away peacefully last year at the age of 70. Bridgend man Alan was able to watch his three grandsons grow up, and his family said they'd been inspired by his fight to raise money to help find a cure.
Alan's daughter, Lisa Chilcott, from Bridgend, said: "When Dad was diagnosed, we were all in complete shock. At the time, my understanding was that only very few patients with this type of brain tumour survived for more than five years." To read more health stories click here.
