AN inspirational dad-of-three has told how he is living with an incurable brain tumour.

Despite his health battle leaving him severely fatigued, Graham McLennan is now bravely working to help a leading charity, with the help of his beloved local football club.

The 52-year-old is the founder of fan investment group Morton Club Together and says the organisation and its members have been a massive help to him since he learned of his condition.

Graham lives with wife Sharon and the couple have three children - Kieran, 24, and twins Max and Victoria, who are 15.

He was diagnosed with his illness in February 2020.

The life-changing blow came after he suffered a seizure at his home in Port Glasgow.

He has since undergone radiotherapy, chemotherapy and a five-and-a-half hour awake craniotomy to treat the disease.

The Kingston Dock resident told the Telegraph he has received fantastic care and support from the NHS and the Beatson throughout his treatment.

Graham said: "Everyone involved has been brilliant since day one.

"They've kept their eye on it for me through the surgery, the chemotherapy and now the regular scans.

"I don't believe in luck, but you take what you can get.

"I know that there are some people that have different types of tumour in different places in their brain who can't get surgery.

"I never underestimate the fact that I was able to get the surgery.

"I'm not allowed to drive anymore and fatigue is a major issue.

"I don't like the word but the doctors have told me not to tell people that I'm just a bit tired - because I'm fatigued, I'm absolutely knackered.

"I've had to work out ways of managing that."

Graham says the support he has received from loved ones, colleagues and friends has been overwhelming.

He said: "Everybody has been so accommodating.

"I can't do the stuff that I used to do and I've been quite upfront about it all with the family.

"We're not hiding anything from them - they've all been fabulous.

"My friends have been incredible as well and so have my colleagues at Wheatley Care."

Graham says the new friends he has made through his work to bring Morton into community ownership have been a huge support to him during the last three years.

He added: "The whole intention, from the very beginning, with MCT was just to get people together.

"I knew when we started the number of people that came forward was a good thing, but the vast majority of them I'd never met before.

"We all got together with a common goal, but eight months later I was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

"What I never expected was that the friends I've made through the club would be one of the biggest things that's helped me through this process.

"I went through this during Covid - which didn't affect my treatment at all - but I have a newfound group of umpteen friends through Morton.

"They're all members of the community who also happen to love the club and we've all become very good friends as well.

"I can't understate the help those people have given me.

"All my friends have given me that, but it turns out that I have even more friends thanks to Morton Club Together."

This evening Graham will be taking part in The Brain Tumour Charity's 'Twilight Walk' by walking laps of Cappielow to raise cash and awareness for the cause.

He will only be walking a few laps of the pitch due to the fatigue caused by his condition, but is delighted that he and his friends and family have been able to use the ground.

Graham joked: "We're all going to do it together, but I've told them all to stay off the park!

"When I said I was going to do my walk The Brain Tumour Charity told me to choose somewhere that meant something to me and that I cared about.

"The first place that came into my head was Cappielow.

"I asked the club and said that I was thinking about doing it and they arranged that for me.

"They've done that because I'm a member of the community, I love Morton and I happened to ask.

"This to me is a good example of how the club is community owned and for the community.

"Cappielow, Morton and the local community mean a huge amount to me.

"This embodies what the club is to me and what it will continue to be for everybody in the community.

"It means the world to me that they've done this and I owe my wife Sharon's colleagues at Craigmarloch School a big thanks too for being kind enough to donate to this fundraiser."

*Anyone who would like to donate to Graham's fundraiser can do so online at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/graham-mclennan