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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Beverley Rouse

Training for half marathon makes me feel ‘normal’, says man with brain tumour

A 27-year-old man living with a brain tumour is taking part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon to raise funds for research to find a cure.

Ryan O’Shea was diagnosed with a Grade 1 diffuse astrocytoma, a slow-growing type of brain tumour, after seeing a doctor in April 2022 when his persistent headaches and migraines worsened and he noticed problems with his speech and memory.

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