A FORMER investment banker who crashed her car during a brain tumour triggered seizure completed the London Marathon.

On Sunday Hannah Robinson finished the London Marathon in six hours and eight minutes, raising more than £3,500 for The National Brain Appeal charity in the process.

In 2015 the 41 year-old was diagnosed glioblastoma, an aggressive and malignant form of brain cancer.

Before her diagnosis Mrs Robinson had worked in investment banking since graduating from university and first became aware that something was wrong when she had a seizure completely out of the blue.

She said: “I had a focal seizure, a strange narrowing of my field of vision and a sensation which is difficult to put into words.

"I was out running at the time and had no idea what was happening. I went to my GP who thought it might be stress related.”

Her second seizure came as she was driving, causing her to crash.

Mrs Robinson added: “It was so frightening. I didn’t know where I was after the seizure. I knew for sure at this point that it wasn’t stress causing this.”

An MRI scan revealed the cause was a brain tumour and he recommended treatment surgery followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

She was admitted to The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square, London in May 2015 for her operation.

Her surgeon, Mr Samandouras, was able to remove all the malignant part of the tumour.

Earlier that year and prior to her diagnosis, Mrs Robinson decided to change her career and retrain to be a teacher, starting work at St Andrews primary school in North Weald

She started training for the marathon while she was still undergoing treatment and decided to run for The National Brain Appeal when she spotted information about the charity during a hospital visit.

She said: “I love running and I wanted to do something to raise money for the hospital after the world class care that I received.

"I had run the London Marathon when I was much younger and felt that it was a challenge I’d like to take on again. So I applied to the charity for one of their places and was delighted to get one.”

On the day Mrs Robinson’s husband Stuart and their two daughters Nancy and Clara were there to cheer her on.

To support her fundraising for The National Brain Appeal go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hannah-robinson-41