Physio beings mission to raise funds for research in honour of her father

A physiotherapist from Aberdeen is dedicating a gruelling 100-mile cycle challenge to her father who has a brain tumour.

Aimee Clark, 33, is taking part in the prudential Ridelondon to raise funds for the Brain Tumour Research charity after seeing her dad, Ronald Clark, suffer from the disease.

After retiring as a civil servant for the RAF in Lossiemouth, where he worked for 20 years, Ronald was visiting family in Australia in October 2017 when he was struck down with severe facial pain. 0 Physiotherapist Aimee Clark with her father Ronald

An urgent MRI scan in Perth revealed he had a low-grade acoustic neuroma.

The 65-year-old returned home to Elgin, in Moray, and within six weeks underwent surgery at Aberdeen Hospital. Surgeons successfully removed 90 per cent of he tumour but Ronald has now lost his hearing in one ear. Aimee said: “I’m so relieved my Dad has beaten the odds and recovered this quickly, however I’m aware that for the majority of people diagnosed with this disease, the outcome is rarely this positive.

“I was shocked to learn that brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer and yet just one per cent of the national spend on cancer research is allocated to this devastating disease.

“My mission is to raise vital funds for research,” she added.