Edinburgh-born auctioneer Theo Burrell of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow has shared how she has 'a year or two' left to live. The 36-year-old was told last year she had an aggressive grade 4 glioblastoma.
Having joined the BBC programme in 2018, she said her world 'changed overnight' at the point of diagnosis, reports Birmingham Live. She said: “Receiving my diagnosis, at the age of 35, when my son was one year old, was devastating. Overnight everything had changed.
"Suddenly I’d gone from being a healthy person in the middle of my life with a new baby to having incurable cancer with maybe only a year or two left to live. What followed was months of surgery and treatment to try and prolong my life.
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"And although I continue to make the best of each day, my tumour will return and it will kill me. My care has been excellent and new advances in science have helped me fight cancer so far.
"However, only by funding research into brain tumours can we get closer to a life-saving cure.” Lyon and Turnbull Auction House has announced details of an online fundraising auction for The Brain Tumour Charity.
A spokesperson for the Glasgow-based firm said: "The sale features an enticing range of kindly donated lots that include experience days, works of art, memorabilia and more. All to benefit the excellent work of The Brain Tumour Charity."
Burrell is a specialist in fine furniture and works of art and decorative arts, design from 1860. She also specialises in European ceramics and glass, taxidermy and tribal art.
Theo joined Lyon & Turnbull as a specialist in the Antiques department in July 2011, where she ran the seasonal antiques auctions for over a year before introducing the Interiors sale format. She now works primarily on the Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts auctions.
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