Brain Tumour Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness, advancing research, and supporting everyone affected by brain tumours. It is an opportunity to unite as a collective force, raise our voices, and create positive change.
There are many ways to get involved and show support! Learn more below.
Hope means something different to everyone. For some, it’s a breakthrough in treatment. For others, it’s extra time with loved ones, a moment of laughter, or simply the strength to get through the day.
This May, we invite you to reflect on what hope means to you and help honour the strength, resilience, and dreams of all those affected by a brain tumour.
Share your story on social media, start a fundraiser, or sign up for the Brain Tumour Walk.
Together, we can create a future where hope is always within reach.
Share your story: Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube and share your story online. Don’t forget to use #TurnMayGrey and tag us @BrainTumourFdn! Sharing your story helps others understand the impact of brain tumours and inspires greater awareness, support, and action.
Post black and white pictures online: Share greyscale photos on social media using #TurnMayGrey and tag @BrainTumourFdn. Grey represents brain tumour awareness and honours the grey matter of the brain, symbolizing the strength, courage, and resilience of those affected.
Post black and white pictures online: Updating your profile picture is a simple way to spark conversation and show support for brain tumour awareness. Use a black and white picture or use our new Canva profile picture frame.
Change your social media profile picture
Share the signs and symptoms: Help us raise awareness for brain tumour signs and symptoms, especially those associated with vision health (see Vision Health Month information below), to increase early detection and diagnosis and improve patients’ survival chances.
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Donate or raise essential funds: Help us support innovative research projects, offer compassionate support, deliver trusted information and resources, and drive national advocacy efforts by donating, signing up for our Brain Tumour Walk, starting a Facebook or Instagram fundraiser or organizing an activity or event in your community using our Your Way platform.
May is also Vision Health Month. Many people don’t realize that routine eye exams can detect early signs of brain tumours before symptoms become obvious. At Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, we often hear from individuals whose optometrist was the first to identify their brain tumour, highlighting the vital role eye care professionals play in early detection.
We are proud to partner with FYidoctors to shine a light on the critical connection between vision changes and early brain tumour detection. Our hope is to empower Canadians with the knowledge they need to seek care sooner. Early detection saves lives, and it often starts with an eye exam.
Help spread the word!
The Brain Tumour Walk is the largest volunteer-led, peer-to-peer fundraising event for brain tumour research and support in Canada. Each year, communities from coast to coast come together to honour and remember, to raise awareness, and to take hopeful steps toward a cure.
Whether you walk as a survivor, supporter, or in memory of a loved one, every step makes a difference.
Sign up today at BrainTumourWalk.ca
