Aunty M Brain Tumours Talk Show

About Aunty M Brain Tumours Talk Show

Aunty M Brain Tumours Talk Show - A podcast sharing inspiring stories of brain tumour survivors. Join our supportive community for heartfelt interviews, insights from medical experts, and empowering tales of resilience. Tune in, be inspired, and spread awareness on the path of brain tumour recovery. I’d love for you to join me on the podcast. If you have a story to share, advice to give, or just want to be part of the conversation, please reach out! Your voice could be the one that someone else needs to hear.

Publisher

Claire Bullimore

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 May 2019

Latest episode

31 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

147 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Mar 2026

   Earlier Brain Tumour Diagnosis: Red Flags Every GP Should Know

   This is the final episode of Brain Tumour Awareness Month 2026. After 30 days of real people sharing their lived experience of brain tumours, this final conversation asks an urgent question: How do we diagnose brain tumours earlier? In this special closing episode, Claire speaks with Dr Victoria McBride, a GP who has become a passionate advocate for brain tumour awareness after her own family’s experience. In 2021, Dr McBride’s nephew Scott was diagnosed with a glioblastoma after repeatedly attending his GP with symptoms that were not recognised as warning signs. By the time he was admitted to hospital, he was critically unwell. This conversation explores: • Why brain tumour symptoms are so often missed • The danger of repeated reassurance without proper follow-up • How “headache plus” symptoms can be a warning sign • Why evolving neurological symptoms must not be ignored • The importance of pattern recognition in primary care • The barriers GPs face, including time pressure and lack of continuity • Why earlier diagnosis may not always change prognosis — but can change outcomes • How earlier detection can reduce disability, trauma and crisis admissions • The new toolkit is being developed with The Brain Tumour Charity and the Royal College of GPs to support earlier diagnosis This episode is deeply personal, but it is also practical, hopeful and forward-looking. It brings together everything this month has shown us: the missed signs, the delayed diagnoses, the lives changed forever — and the urgent need for better awareness. After 31 stories, one truth is clear: People know when something is wrong. Patients need to be heard. And earlier diagnosis matters. Thank you for listening, sharing, and helping amplify these stories throughout Brain Tumour Awareness Month 2026. ⚠️ Content note: This episode discusses delayed diagnosis, glioblastoma, medical trauma, and the impact of missed brain tumour symptoms.

2. 

   30 Mar 2026

   Living Fully With an IDH-Mutant Astrocytoma

   Jaime was diagnosed with an IDH-mutant astrocytoma — but not in the way anyone would expect. After surviving a traumatic brain injury years earlier, Jaime went through scans and rehabilitation to relearn how to walk, talk and function again. It was only much later, after noticing worsening tremors following the birth of her third baby, that more tests revealed something nobody had ever told her before: There had been a small mass on her brain all along. In this honest and uplifting interview, Jaime shares: • Finding out about her brain tumour completely by accident • The shock of learning something had been seen on earlier scans • Living through watch and wait • Why she pushed for second and third opinions • Choosing laser ablation surgery • Being diagnosed with a grade 2 astrocytoma • Starting Vorasidenib for her IDH-mutant tumour • Seeing her tumour begin to shrink • Living with uncertainty while raising three children • Staying present and finding joy in everyday life Jaime speaks powerfully about advocacy, openness, and making the most of life even when the future feels uncertain. Her message is clear: Stand up for yourself. Ask questions. Stay present. Book the trip. Get the tattoo. This episode is part of a 31-day series sharing real brain tumour stories for Brain Tumour Awareness Month 2026. If this episode resonates with you, please share it. Every story helps raise awareness. ⚠️ Content note: This episode discusses brain tumour diagnosis, prior traumatic brain injury, surgery, scan monitoring, and long-term uncertainty.

3. 

   29 Mar 2026

   Where There’s Life, There’s Hope | Elisabeth’s Brain Cancer Story

   Elisabeth was 35 when a sharp pain in her head woke her in the night. What followed was a terrifying chain of events: repeated trips to hospital, being told it was unlikely to be serious, worsening headaches, vomiting, collapse in A&E, and eventually an MRI that revealed a mass on her brain. She was alone when she was told. It later emerged that for eight days, Elisabeth had been living through a brain haemorrhage. In this powerful and deeply honest interview, Elisabeth shares her journey with glioblastoma — from diagnosis during COVID, to multiple craniotomies, paralysis down her left side, learning to walk again, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, recurrence, and the reality of living far beyond what many people expect from this diagnosis. Elisabeth speaks openly about: • Being diagnosed alone during the pandemic • Her mum fighting to get her transferred to specialist care • The failed biopsy that led to life-saving surgery • Learning to walk again after being left paralysed on one side • Multiple surgeries, radiotherapy and chemotherapy • The exhaustion of treatment while raising two young children • Finding humour in the darkest moments — including “Cancer Carpool Karaoke” • Why she calls the things she looks forward to her “glimmers” • Support from St Christopher’s Hospice and why hospice care needs reframing • Fundraising through music and bringing people together • Choosing to live fully, even in the face of uncertainty Elisabeth’s story is raw, funny, heartbreaking and full of fight. Her message is clear: Speak up. Ask questions. Keep going. Where there’s life, there’s hope. This episode is part of a 31-day series sharing real brain tumour stories for Brain Tumour Awareness Month 2026. If this episode resonates with you, please share it. Every story helps raise awareness. ⚠️ Content note: This episode discusses glioblastoma, brain haemorrhage, repeated surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, disability, hospice care, and living with a life-limiting diagnosis.

Who has been a guest on Aunty M Brain Tumours Talk Show

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Imogen
• Steph Still
• Claire Harris
• Israr Jan-Parker
• Vicki

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

41,711

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

94

YouTube

76

Engagement

68