‘IT HAS CARPET-BOMBED OUR LIFE COMPLETELY’
At the start of this year, James Fairweather was looking forward to a retirement spent cycling, running, playing golf and enjoying time with his first grandchild. A fit and healthy 61-year-old, he’d had a long and illustrious career in finance and social investment, becoming part of the Big Issue family in 2015, as chief executive of Big Issue Invest – the social investment arm of Big Issue Group.
James was celebrating his birthday in Mallorca with friends and family when he realised something was wrong. His balance was off, and by the end of the holiday he wasn’t even confident enough to hold his granddaughter.
On May 17 he flew back to the UK. One week later, his life changed forever. He was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer with an average life
