A MEMORIAL to a blogger who died the day before her dream wedding has been placed at a research centre where scientists are dedicated to finding a cure for brain tumours.
Anna Swabey launched her blog Inside my Head after she found out she had a rare grade three malignant tumour and died 18 months later in September last year, aged 25.
During her battle Miss Swabey, of Newton Aycliffe, set out to raise awareness of the disease and £100,000 which was reached on the day of her funeral.
This week her father Keith Swabey, of Richmond, and two aunties placed a tile in her memory on the Wall of Hope at the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at Imperial College, London.
He said: “Anna was committed to help raise awareness and her campaign to raise money for research was incredibly important to her.
“Anna knew that it was too late for her but she was determined to do all that she could to help others. An increase in funding for research into brain tumours is vital if we are to prevent other families enduring the pain we live with every day.”
- To donate to Brain Tumour Research via her appeal visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/insidemyhead
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