'We loved every minute of it' - this is what the man from Ascot who lost his brother to a brain tumour said, after running the London Marathon on Sunday along with his wife to help find a cure for the disease.

Lee, 52, and Surrell, 45, Perry, from Ascot, Berkshire took part in the run for the charity Brain Tumour Research and raised more than £8,000.

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Lee’s 15-years older brother Graham, described as a second dad, passed away aged 45 following a seizure that occurred while he was buying Christmas presents for his family.

“Graham taught me to ride a bike, swim and even took me to my first football match. We remained very close even as adults. It was devastating losing him less than a year after being diagnosed with a brain tumour,” said Lee.

A maintenance manager for Wilkinson Sword in High Wycombe, Graham’s condition was discovered after a stroke left him in Wycombe Hospital.

“The treatment was like torture,” said Lee, describing the radiotherapy.

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Lee decided to take on the challenge of running the London Marathon for Brain Tumour Research to help find more effective treatments and ultimately a cure so that other families don’t have to suffer like his.

Lee and his wife Surrell completed the London Marathon successfully – Surrell smashed it in under four hours – 3:57 to be exact, and Lee in 4:1 which he was pleased with as he said: “I sustained an injury about six weeks ago so the last few weeks of training didn’t go quite as I had hoped.

"Also I had to stop to sort out a shoe and to hug the family so without those I might have been under four hours too.

"It was wonderful. The day of our lives. We absolutely loved it. The weather was perfect, the crowds amazing and the support was excellent.”

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Brain Tumour Research funds sustainable research at dedicated centres in the UK.

It also campaigns for the Government and the larger cancer charities to invest more in research into brain tumours in order to speed up new treatments for patients and, ultimately, to find a cure.

The charity is calling for a national annual spend of £35 million in order to improve survival rates and patient outcomes in line with other cancers such as breast cancer and leukaemia and is also campaigning for greater repurposing of drugs.

Lee and his wife Surrell completed the London Marathon successfully yesterday – Surrell smashed it in under four hours – 3:57 to be exact and Lee in 4:1 which he was pleased with as he said: “I sustained an injury about six weeks ago so the last few weeks of training didn’t go quite as I had hoped. Also I had to stop to sort out a shoe and to hug the family so without those I might have been under four hours too.

“It was wonderful. The day of our lives. We absolutely loved it. The weather was perfect, the crowds amazing and the support was excellent.”