13-year-old Maya Tohid ran nearly 100km for charity while having cancer treatment at The Christie. As a result, she's now been nominated for both a JustGiving and a Pride of Britain award. 🏆 Maya, who lives with her mum, dad, and younger sister, was diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma, an uncommon type of brain tumour, after having headaches so severe that she couldn’t get out of bed. She had an operation at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and was then referred to The Christie for 28 sessions of daily proton beam therapy, a type of radiotherapy. It was while she was at The Christie that she came up with the idea of running 100k during her treatment to raise awareness of brain tumours and to raise money for charity. Maya finished her treatment in October last year and her most recent scans show that her tumour is stable. She is back at school and back doing the things she loves – ice skating, playing the violin and running, of course. “I was so happy when I found out,” comments Maya. “I started doing the challenge because I wanted to do something I hated to raise awareness, I never thought that so many people would be interested. I still can’t quite believe it." More on Maya's story 👉 https://bit.ly/3yv4atU #TheChristie #BrainTumour #Cancer #CancerSurvivor #KidsWithCancer #ProtonBeamTherapy
We're so proud of Maya, and are thankful for all her incredible fundraising
Incredible Maya, wishing you all the very best
Well done little lady 💙
Amazing! Go maya! We are proud of you .
You are an amazing and inspirational young lady, Maya. I send you very best wishes.
amazing!
inspirational story!
Outstanding Maya, fantastic 👏
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Outstanding Maya! A true inspiration for all! Thanks so much for supporting children and young people facing cancer.