Bermudians have signed up for an international fundraiser for a brain tumour research charity after an island teenager’s story of medical treatment for the life-threatening condition was shared online among millions around the world.

Lisa Winterman, a personal trainer and fitness instructor, was inspired by the story of her friend Katie Berry, who stepped down last month as head of Keep Bermuda Beautiful to look after her 15-year-old daughter, Emilia, after doctors in the US removed a brain tumour discovered last November.

Ms Winterman, who now lives in England, said that the news that Emilia had gone from diagnosis to surgery for a frontal lobe brain tumour came as “a real shock”.

Source: Girl’s brain tumour battle sparks international fundraiser challenge for specialist charity