Averil Jenkyn's Story

Averil Jenkyn from Highcliffe, Dorset, was devastated when she lost her son Ian aged 33 to a Brain Tumour and has been supporting Brain Research Trust through regular donations ever since.

"When you hear or read statistics about cancer they don't seem to mention Brain Cancer. There are lots of charities for other cancers but we couldn't find anything for Brain Tumours. We came across Brain Research Trust after reading an article in the newspaper."

Averil then realised that Brain Research Trust also funds research in Multiple Sclerosis, which her husband Brian was diagnosed with in 1977. When the time came to rewrite her will, Averil decided to leave Brain Research Trust a gift.

"When we moved from Kent we rewrote our wills, I decided to leave Brain Research Trust a legacy because our lives have been touched by Brain Tumours and MS, and we want to do all we can to help."