THE heartbroken husband has paid tribute to his 'inspirational' wife after she has died from a brain tumour.
Jennifer Roscoe, 38, from St Helens, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) in June 2019.
Jennifer, mum to Emmy, 10, and Aria, seven, raised more than £2,000 for the charity Brain Tumour Research.
Despite undergoing surgery and having chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Jennifer died on Sunday, July 23.
Her husband, David, 44, said: “Thinking of others was Jen in a nutshell; she was very passionate about wanting to help people and raise awareness of brain tumours.
“She wanted to share everything about her journey, warts and all, it was so important to her.
“Jen has changed so many people’s lives while she’s been on this journey and changed their outlook on life, I’m super proud of her.
“She was such an inspirational mum to Emmy and Aria; she will be greatly missed but also greatly remembered.”
At the start of 2019, Jennifer became unwell, having regular bouts of vomiting and migraines. Her GP thought she had a recurring sinus infection and put her on beta blockers to stop the migraines, but they had no effect.
On June 2 2019, the whole of Jennifer’s left-hand side went numb, accompanied by vomiting and blurred vision.
David drove her to accident and emergency at Whiston Hospital and the following day, an MRI scan revealed Jennifer had a brain tumour which was removed by surgeons at The Walton Centre in Liverpool.
Jennifer had six months of concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
David said: “We had a good couple of years when the disease was stable and we were able to work through Jen’s bucket list, such as trips to Florida and Lapland.
“Anything she wanted to do, we did it.
“In January 2023, Jen started to have problems with her mobility and an MRI scan revealed two new tumours on her brain.
“She was put on a different type of chemotherapy, but she was quite poorly. She suffered from confusion which escalated into dementia-type symptoms.
“The community team, which was made up of staff from Willowbrook Hospice, Macmillan, and the NHS were absolutely amazing and guided me on how to treat Jen at home.
“They put a really solid home care package in place; it removed a lot of anxiety from both of us and made us feel comfortable which was vital.”
Jennifer died at home with her loving family by her side.
Jennifer had previously spoken of her frustration at the lack of funding and research into brain tumours, and took on the 100 Squats or Star Jumps a Day in November Challenge to raise vital funds to help find a cure.
David is now supporting Brain Tumour Research’s calls to increase Government funding to study the disease.
The charity needs to reach 100,000 signatures on its petition to increase research funding, in the hope of prompting a parliamentary debate.
David said: “I’ve signed the petition and encourage others to do the same. Jen and I really struggled to comprehend the lack of Government funding for brain tumours.
“They are indiscriminate and affect people of any age, we shouldn’t have to ask for funding, it should already be there, it’s shocking.”
To sign, go to braintumourresearch.org/campaigning/brain-tumour-research-petition
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