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More than 150 Scottish family members, supporters and brain tumour patients took part in a Walk of Hope in Motherwell to raise vital funds for research to find a cure for the disease. ‌

The event saw participants create a sea of pink as they walked a five kilometre route through Strathclyde Country Park. Together, they raised more than £19,000 for the charity Brain Tumour Research, with donations still coming in. ‌

Among the walkers was Julie McCarthy, a former primary school teacher from Lanarkshire who was diagnosed with a glioblastoma, a highly aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer, in 2023. Julie was joined by a dozen members of her family to support the cause. ‌

Julie, 51, said: “When I collapsed after a seizure in my car, I never imagined it would lead to

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