Woman's five-day canoe challenge in mum's memory

Heidi Clevett (left, with daughter) will undertake the fundraiser in memory of her mother Elaine (right)

A woman whose mother died from brain cancer will undertake a five-day canoe challenge to raise money for a charity seeking to find a cure.

Heidi Clevett’s mum Elaine died four months after she was diagnosed with a glioblastoma (GBM) in December 2021.

In her memory, Ms Clevett, from Southsea, Hampshire, will undertake the 60-mile (95km) Great Glen Canoe Trail in Scotland.

The challenge, later this month, will raise money for Brain Tumour Research.

Elaine Clevett, who lived in Sussex, died in December 2021

Ms Clevett's mum, from Littlehampton, Sussex, died aged 60.

Brain Tumour Research said one in three people know someone affected by a brain tumour.

Ms Clevett, who has a four-year-old daughter, said: “As evident in mum’s case, they can be and often are invasive. What happened to my mum was awful to watch.

“As a parent, it makes you think what if this should happen to your little one and that’s terrifying.

"Brain tumours don’t care about your age or status. They are relentless, which is why we must invest in the research into brain tumours now.”

Ms Clevett is preparing for the challenge later this month

The charity said 16,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with a brain tumour every year.

Ms Clevett will be responsible for all of her kit and her wild camping during the challenge.

“The weather is making me nervous," she added.

"Blue skies would be ideal but it could be chucking it down, although that seems like a better option than being joined by midges, which populate Scotland’s waterways later in the year."