Victoria Garcia MBE

UK Disability and Access Ambassador for Bus and Coach and Accessibility and communities manager for and and

[Victoria Garcia MBE @AccessBuses]

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[Charlotte's Battle Against Glioblastoma (BAG) @alexeades1]

13 ago today, at 4.05pm, on an extremely hot summer afternoon, our world changed forever.
It was the beginning of our family of four becoming three.
It was the day of Charlotte's Year 11 prom.

While her friends were getting ready for an evening of dresses, photographs and celebration, Charlotte was about to be told that she probably had a brain tumour.

Earlier that day, she joked that it was probably just as well nobody had asked her to the prom. We would have spent a fortune on a dress and all the trimmings, only for her to be too ill to go.

By 4.05pm, we were sitting in a quiet room as doctors explained that her scan had revealed a mass they believed could be a brain tumour.

The images would be sent to King's for the opinion of the neurosurgical team.
Charlotte was told the scan findings herself.
Her first question was one no 16-year-old should ever have to ask:
"What treatment is available?"

The answer was that it depended on exactly what the lump was. She might need to be transferred to King's. Steroids were started immediately while blood tests were taken and sent away.

At 4.05pm, our lives were divided into before and after. Nothing would ever be the same again.

Charlotte, was just 19 when she died from a brain
tumour on 24th February 2016 10 years ago. In that time:
Nothing has changed with the standard NHS chemotherapy Temozolomide licensed back in 1999.
Nothing has changed in the standard six-week
course of radiotherapy.
But one thing has changed:
Charlotte’s BAG has raised £396,985.07
directly funding research at Charlotte’s Lab, King’s College Hospital, London
We are now only £3,014.93
short of raising £400,000
The big difference with Charlotte's is simple: we self-fund everything.
No salaries/overheads/advertising/merchandise
If your thinking of donating to a brain tumour charity pop a pound in Charlotte's BAG & support our walk.
Please RT With thanks
https://t.co/wCoNQTmu2X

[Victoria Garcia MBE @AccessBuses]

#Bee

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

It’s that time of year - folks asking us about #bumblebees - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain.
Please #retweet!
Every queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce queen #bees for next year!
So important to #share!
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[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

Lady Gaga performed Elton John’s “Your Song” in front of him and absolutely nailed it. A perfect moment of pure respect and friendship between two icons. ✨ #LadyGaga #EltonJohn

[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

Listening to Art Garfunkel sing Scarborough Fair at 80 years old gave me goosebumps. That golden voice never fades… What a legend! 🫶🫶

[🎼🌺Music Love♥️ @ThoNg676733]

This is so beautiful collaboration with so many wonderful & talented musicians together bring the song truly magnificent sounds!! U can listen forever & never gets tired😍🎤🎶

[Victoria Garcia MBE @AccessBuses]

@elonmusk 🌞😎⛱️

[Victoria Garcia MBE @AccessBuses]

@elonmusk 🤖💪

[Victoria Garcia MBE @AccessBuses]

@jofield1 @transportwm @jfgcomms Many congratulations Jo. So well deserved.

[Victoria Garcia MBE @AccessBuses]

@BPL_Transport Very many congratulations Jane. So well deserved.

[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

So beautiful 💞
Amazing cover ✨🎶🌹

[Bessie 🚂 🦡 @bessbbe]

This engine is named after Karen Harrison, the first woman in Britain to work as a mainline train driver.
It’s an honour to be driving her namesake today ❤️

[Transport for All @TransportForAll]

Buses give everyone freedom and connection, but for disabled people barriers like missing ramps and lack of audio announcements create barriers to us travelling.
We’re proud to support @BusUsersUK #CatchTheBusMonth🚍🧡
https://t.co/55kYVeTi0N

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

#CatchTheBusMonth 2025 launched by Bus Users UK and @TransportForWM - celebrating buses and highlighting the need for continued investment
https://t.co/lugvmr5iIV

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

Thanks to our amazing Board who turned out in force yesterday to launch #CatchTheBusMonth and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Bus Users UK! @tomquay @lauracreaven Joan Aitken, Jeff Anderson, @EmCBarnes and Jennie Martin #GetOnBoard #LoveTheBus #CTBM25 📸Mark Radford Photography

[Transport for All @TransportForAll]

71% of disabled people want to use more sustainable modes of transport, but face needless barriers such as overcrowding, missing announcements and a lack of lifts. Public transport must be accessible, so we can all make choices about how to travel.

[Royal British Legion @PoppyLegion]

We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Tom Jones, a WWII veteran, who died peacefully aged 103.

Tom served in the Far East in 1942, in extremely tough conditions, before returning home to work as a bus and tanker driver.

Our thoughts are with his loved ones.

[Brighton & Hove Pride @PrideBrighton]

Ravishing Rage. Thank you for showing up yesterday and making it one to remember 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#BrightonPride

[Bus Users UK @BusUsersUK]

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of
@LydiaBusUsers as our new CEO when @BusUsersClaire retires on 13 October 2025. Like Claire, Lydia is already a powerful force behind our mission - to improve access to transport https://t.co/P33VcklNRs

[Charlotte's Battle Against Glioblastoma (BAG) @alexeades1]

Today is Bereaved Parents Day.

But instead of focusing on my own grief, I choose to celebrate the achievements of my now only child Miles.

He has carried the weight of loss with quiet strength and determination. From deferring university to be with his sister Charlotte during her illness, to graduating with a First, earning a Master's from Cambridge, and becoming a fully qualified History teacher, his journey has been anything but easy, but he has never stopped moving forward.

I will always grieve the loss of my daughter. But today, I honour the strength, resilience, and compassion of the son who walks beside me.

Forever a mother of two.
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