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Privacy NoticeBBC News star Glenn Campbell has shared his story after being diagnosed with incurable brain cancer following a serious bike accident. The 48 year old BBC Scotland Political Editor bravely opened up about his condition, saying he’s not scared of dying but is sad to miss his children growing up. Glenn found out about his tumour following a bad fall from his bike on a rough road, in which he broke 10 ribs. After his injuries were treated, Glenn was able to return home but he started to have trouble walking and talking. His wife thought it might be a stroke, but it turned out to be seizures because of his brain cancer.
BBC journalist Glen Campbell has shared that he has been diagnsoed with an incurable brain tumour
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Speaking about the heartbreaking diagnosis, Glenn said: “What I’ve been diagnosed with is an incurable brain cancer and, while that’s really not good, I instinctively knew very early on that I wanted to try to make something positive out of such a negative situation. “I’ve realised and I’m quite surprised by this that I’m not actually afraid of dying. What I really fear is missing out.” Glenn shared his deepest fears: “I’m afraid of missing out on growing old with my wife Claire. I’m afraid of not seeing my children grow into adults, not being there for their graduations, for their weddings if they have them and for the births of any children they may have. “That’s what scares me but it’s what makes me all the more determined to try to defy the statistics as best I can.”
Glenn underwent surgery last year
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Glenn wants to make a difference for others too, saying: “It’s also why I’d like to be part of trying to improve those statistics, not just for me but for the cancer patients that will come after me. “The problem with brain cancer is, because it’s one of the less survivable cancers, there aren’t enough survivors around to make a noise and get more attention for a hard-to-treat cancer.” After an operation to remove a brain tumour, Glenn is focusing on living life to the fullest. He philosophically stated: “I know this tumour is probably what’s going to get me in the end but, instead of worrying about dying from brain cancer, I’m focusing on living with it.” Glenn was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour, Oligodendroglioma, in August and had to undergo a five-hour operation at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh.
Glenn has said he’s not scared of dying but is scared at the thought of missing out on seeing his children grow up
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Despite his diagnosis, Glenn remains hopeful for the future as his type of tumour can be treated to some extent. He shared: “A lot of brain tumours don’t respond well to cancer treatments but there is a good chance that, with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it will be possible to keep my tumour in check for a long time hopefully many years. “It’s not an exact science and you have to keep being lucky as well. I can now see how my brain cancer could give me a whole new lease of life and in some ways I feel as if that has already started.” * This article was crafted with the help of an AI engine, which speeds up OK!’s editorial research and applies it to article templates created by journalists in our newsrooms. An OK! editor reviewed this content before it was published. You can report any errors to okletters@reachplc.com Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnIn the NewsHealth
