Gordonstoun’s students raised £3,000 for brain tumor research in memory of her stepfather.
The 18-year-old Scarlett Sykes organized an exciting early morning sponsored run for students from a famous nearby school. Elgin In Moray and start one Facebook A fundraiser in tribute to Paul Malcolm.
The mental health nurse passed away in 2017 at the age of 48-five weeks after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor.
British Army reserve personnel, completed two combat tours Afghanistan Ms. Sykes said he was “very healthy” and his diagnosis was “shocking.”
In 2019, she received a sixth-grade scholarship from her partner school, Samworth Abbey College in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, at the former school of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Funds will be used for charity Brain Tumor Research It says that brain tumors kill more children and adults under 40 than any other cancer.
Ms. Sykes said: “He leads a very fulfilling life, even studying for a degree in fine arts, while taking into account his career as a frontline NHS worker.
“He has conducted two combat expeditions in Afghanistan and he is very healthy. He exercises every day and is a vegetarian. In April 2017, he was diagnosed with a grade 3 brain tumor, which shocked him.
“I was only 15 years old at the time and I couldn’t really understand what was going on. He got sick so quickly, and he quickly became weak.
“This has caused a huge loss to my mother. She and Paul are planning to get married.
“As a family, we are passionate about ensuring that no other family experiences the pain we have experienced.”
Ms. Sykes’ mother, Samantha, is also a mental health nurse for the NHS, and her brother Charlie Was also defeated miserably by losses.
Ms. Sykes is waiting for her A-level grades to study psychology at Goldsmiths University in London. She added that the run she sponsored was inspired by Gordonston’s tradition of jogging 3.5 kilometers a day to nearby coast guards. Team watchtower, which was mandatory until the 1990s.
Joe Woolcott, the Community Development Manager for Brain Tumor Research, said: “We are very sorry to learn that Scarlett’s stepfather, Paul, has passed away unfortunately.
“His story reminds us that brain tumors are indiscriminate and they can affect anyone at any time. We extend our condolences to Scarlett’s mother and brother, and everyone who knows and loves Paul.
“What Scarlett did to commemorate her stepfather was really inspiring.”
The charity called for increased investment in brain tumor research, requiring a national expenditure of 35 million pounds a year, “to improve survival rates and patient prognosis, consistent with other cancers such as breast cancer and leukemia.”
