A BOURNEMOUTH woman has asked for help to raise £250,000 for treatment after being diagnosed with a brain cancer with no cure.

Maria Whitlock, 48, has appealed to the public to help try and raise £250,000 for live saving treatment after diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer. 

First diagnosed on New Years Eve, 2023, Maria's life 'literally changed overnight' and has been through nearly 30 radiotherapy sessions. 

She said: "I made an appointment in December because I had this tingly arm. I was going to crossfit five days a week but every now and then I had this weird sensation in my arm. 

"I has a couple of episodes where my speech was a little bit slow and I didn't get my words out. I made an appointment and I thought I would get in middle of January and they called me up straight away."

Maria was admitted on December 29 before she was diagnosed with the brain tumour. 

On January 24, Maria went under awake craniotomy to remove as much of the tumour but it was confirmed it could never be fully removed with an average survival time of 12 to 18 months. 

Maria said: "The reason they do it awake it because it's quite dangerous because they need to know how you react. If they touch something in your brain, your arm moves because it's all connected.

"I remember bits of it very well, they did put me under when they cut open my skull but I did feel a bit of tugging. I remember them talking to me, it's very odd."

Nearly at the end of her treatment with the NHS, Maria realises she needs to seek other treatments to fight the tumour, including different treatment options such as a vaccine showing promise and electric tumour treatment. 

However, the costs are astronomical and therefore needs help. 

She said: "My youngest is autistic so he doesn't understand much, he just just knows mummy gets to go to hospital every day.

"He's always asking when am I going to get better and I don't have an answer to that."

To donate visit gofundme.com/f/raise-money-for-lifesaving-treatment