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        {"id":214,"date":"2014-11-08T21:08:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T21:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicolewitts.org.uk\/?p=214"},"modified":"2014-11-08T21:08:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T21:08:59","slug":"nicole-taylor-plants-a-tree-for-brain-tumour-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Taylor Plants A Tree for Brain Tumour Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php -->\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery-1 gallery galleryid-214 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><ul class='thumbnail col-3'><li class='animated'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gallery2]\" alt=\"Nicole with the tree plaque and fellow brain tumour campaigners\" href=\"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10519508_183426391832362_3006867343689639738_n1.jpg\"><span><\/span><img src=\"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb-cache\/10519508_183426391832362_3006867343689639738_n1-b5617352bf901108dfbecc204e4044d7-350x245-100-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><h2><a class=\"gall-content\"  href=\"?attachment_id=215\">Nicole with the tree plaque and fellow brain tumour campaigners<\/a><\/h2><\/li><li class='animated'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gallery2]\" alt=\"Nicole with Sir Nicholas and Lady Nadine Bonsor.\" href=\"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10704096_10152867057376565_695401106045589044_n1.jpg\"><span><\/span><img src=\"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb-cache\/10704096_10152867057376565_695401106045589044_n1-83674013c2efc2aede77710a0cbc2bfd-350x245-100-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><h2><a class=\"gall-content\"  href=\"?attachment_id=216\">Nicole with Sir Nicholas and Lady Nadine Bonsor.<\/a><\/h2><\/li><li class='animated'><a rel=\"prettyPhoto[gallery2]\" alt=\"Dedicating the tree.\" href=\"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/10425139_10204881340010821_245438735828749682_n1.jpg\"><span><\/span><img src=\"http:\/\/head1st.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb-cache\/10425139_10204881340010821_245438735828749682_n1-fcfb5af9faab39c134431347ea1ef400-350x245-100-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><h2><a class=\"gall-content\"  href=\"?attachment_id=217\">Dedicating the tree.<\/a><\/h2><\/li>\r\n\t<br style='clear: both;' \/>\t\t\t\r\n\t<\/ul>\n\r\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Today Nicole fulfilled an ambition by planting a tree in Soulbury dedicated to brain tumour research. The tree will grow and thrive as a symbol of the fight against brain tumours and as a tribute to the work of everyone who worked and contributed to bring an end to this devastating set of cancers. As the <em>Leighton Buzzard Observer <\/em>reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>A mum battling a brain tumour will fulfil her heartfelt ambition by planting a memorial tree for Brain Tumour Research.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nicole Taylor (formerly Witts), 42, of Soulbury was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008 and had it successfully removed in an operation.<\/p>\n<p>But she and her family were devastated earlier this year to learn that the tumour had come back and was inoperable.<\/p>\n<p>Determined to carry on the campaign to raise awareness and increase funding for research, Nicole decided to plant a tree in Soulbury dedicated to Brain Tumour Research.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Observer in October, Nicole said: \u201cFor me to have that tree there, it would feel like I\u2019m still there raising awareness, making a difference even after I\u2019ve gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brain tumours are among the deadliest forms of cancer for people under 40, with fewer than 20% surviving five years after diagnosis. But currently, it receives just 1% of national cancer research spending.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Brain Tumour Research said: \u201cNicole is an inspiration. We are delighted that she has chosen to plant a tree for Brain Tumour Research in this beautiful setting in Soulbury, and hope that long before the tree matures, survival rates for brain tumours will at the very least radically have improved to that of other cancers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicole says planting the tree will fulfil item number 201 of a long bucket list she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Nicholas and Lady Bonsor of Soulbury will plant a red acer \u2013 blessed by Rev Philip Derbyshire \u2013 in a special ceremony at the Millennium Green in Soulbury on Saturday November 8 at 10am. All are welcome to attend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk\/news\/community\/campaigner-to-plant-tree-for-brain-tumour-research-1-6401171\">Link to Leighton Buzzard Observer article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Nicole fulfilled an ambition by planting a tree in Soulbury dedicated to brain tumour research. The tree will grow and thrive as a symbol of the fight against brain tumours and as a tribute to the work of everyone who worked and contributed to bring an end to this devastating set of cancers. 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