An Inverness father-of-two has died following a “long and courageous” battle with a brain tumour.
Stewart Ross Bryson was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumour in 2016.
Following his diagnosis, the young dad joined the Brain Tumour Research charity to raise awareness of the condition.
Mr Bryson died peacefully in the care of the Highland Hospice on Friday, December 13.
He was 36.
Inverness dad passes away after long battle with brain tumour
Mr Bryson first discovered something was wrong with his health during an eye test in October 2014.
An MRI scan revealed six weeks later that he had a mass in his brain.
In 2015 he had an awake craniotomy, but surgeons were not able to remove all the low-grade tumour.
In 2016, a scan showed the tumour had grown so he underwent a second operation.
He was then diagnosed with GBM, the most aggressive type of brain cancer.
It did not stop him from spending quality time with his beloved family though, and growing it.
Two years after his second surgery, Mr Bryson and his wife Natalie welcomed their daughter Isla, followed by the birth of their son Finley 20 months later, the Ross-shire Journal reported.
Brain Tumour Research praises Mr Bryson for his support
Ashley McWilliams, community development manager at Brain Tumour Research, said: “We are deeply saddened to learn Stewart has passed away, and our thoughts are with his family.
“We are so grateful to Stewart for all he did to raise awareness of this devastating disease as it’s only with the support of people like him that we’re able to progress our research into brain tumours and improve the outcome for patients who are forced to fight this awful disease.”
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