![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/married-olney-couples-tumours-diagnosed-a-year-apart/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/130879288_microsoftteams-image-334.png&description=Image source, Image caption, Colin Jamieson, 59, had headaches, sickness and tiredness for three years before he was diagnosed with two brain tumours A husband and wife who have both been diagnosed with brain tumours have called for more investment in research. Colin Jamieson, 59, from Emberton near Olney, Buckinghamshire, had headaches, sickness and tiredness for at least three years before he was diagnosed with two tumours in July 2018. His wife Anita, 45, was told she had a meningioma just over a year later. Mrs Jamieson said it was "debilitating" and wanted people to recognise the disease's "indiscriminate nature". The couple have been backing 's campaign, which has been calling on the government to ring-fence £110m of current and new funding towards the national investment in research. Image source, Image caption, Mrs Jamieson said she was scared for their daughter when her own brain tumour was diagnosed Mrs Jamieson said her husband had impaired hearing and was being monitored with regular scans, having undergone multiple operations and radiotherapy. "Colin's memory is horrific and he has trouble processing things as a result of his brain tumours," she said. She added they had to shut the transport company he used to run and after he recovered from surgery, it became apparent he was unable to process information. "His personality has also massively changed as a result of everything he's been through," she said. "He was always pretty easy-going but he now gets angry... Colin's still loving and kind, but very different to the man I knew before." She said she was shocked and scared for their daughter when she received her own brain tumour diagnosis in September 2019. "I'm relieved Colin is still here and, although some days are tough, I try to remain grateful for what we have now. We could have been in a very different position and my heart breaks for all those who are," she said. said Mr and Mrs Jamieson's stories were a "stark reminder of the indiscriminate nat){kind=link}
A husband and wife who have both been diagnosed with brain tumours have called for more investment in research.
Colin Jamieson, 59, from Emberton near Olney, Buckinghamshire, had headaches, sickness and tiredness for at least three years before he was diagnosed with two tumours in July 2018.
His wife Anita, 45, was told she had a meningioma just over a year later.
Mrs Jamieson said it was “debilitating” and wanted people to recognise the disease’s “indiscriminate nature”.
The couple have been backing Brain Tumour Research’s campaign, which has been calling on the government to ring-fence £110m of current and new funding towards the national investment in research.