Worcestershire brain cancer patient and campaigner was a 'powerful man' says wife following his death
Ben Lindon of Malvern passed away in May, after being diagnosed in 2008
The wife of a Worcestershire man who died last month after battling a rare form of brain cancer has paid tribute to him.
Ben Lindon was diagnosed with oligodendroglioma - a rare and aggressive brain tumour - one week before his 29th birthday back in 2008.
He was first diagnosed with the disease at Warwick Hospital, whilst training to work at Warwickshire Fire and Rescue.
After his diagnosis, he underwent a total of 120 cycles of chemotherapy, and radiotherapy became a regular appointment.
In an update from Brain Tumour Research, last week, the charity announced Ben had passed away on Thursday 29th May at the age of 46.
Ben is now survived by his former wife Kate, as well as his two children, and Kate says he was a much loved person who was determined to not let his diagnosis stop him doing anything he wanted.
She said: "“Ben was living in assisted living and he was in a wheelchair, he had reduced mobility because of the treatment he had but was a fighting force.
“I think anyone that knew him would know he was very much a very stubborn person, and I think he wasn't going to let him let it stop him doing anything.
"He was very driven, he loved music hugely and he was writing a book which we're hoping to find out where that is and what we can do with it, but he was a very a powerful man, considering all the things he came up against to continue to be laughing and smiling, he was going to do it his way and he very much did."
After receiving his diagnosis, Ben undertook a number of different fundraisers to raise awareness of his condition.
It is thought that thanks to Ben's numerous charity drives, he has raised £10,000 through a series of different initiatives.
“He did a huge amount of things from running the London Marathon when he was actually undergoing chemotherapy at the time, which I did a few years later and it was hard enough when I was healthy, so doing that on chemotherapy I think was an incredible feat for him," Kate said.
“He kayaked, he did a three peaks challenge, and he was also very keen on supporting activities like wear a hat day.
“We've got a huge amount of coverage that people very kindly put out from him, so for the children, for me, for the family, for his friends, we can listen to him talking anytime because there's so many videos that we can look back on which is fantastic.”
It is believed that Ben's number of treatments were so many that it is thought to be a record for a patient in the UK.