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A MUM-of-three who has been told she has a year to live is hoping to raise money to take her family to Disneyland.

Vanessa Stuart, 27, was told her cervical cancer has spread and she can only have life-prolonging chemotherapy.

Now she wants to enjoy the time she has left with husband Brad and daughters Tyler, six, Brooke, three, and Molly, 18 months.

"I want to take the girls to Disney while I still can. I want them to have good memories of me," she said.
"We can only go to Paris because I can't fly but it's better than nothing. I will get there by hook or by crook."

Now she is hoping people will organise fundraisers so she can take her daughters on holiday while she is well enough.

"I'm so thankful for it, it just shows there are a lot of good people out there," she said. "As long as I have a bit of health I will make the most of it. I want to go to Disney before I start chemo so I have my hair."

Two members of Barnsley charity SportActiv have already offered to help and ware doing the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge.

Sport development officers Dan Brunt and Dave Drumgoon will climb Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough.

"We appreciate that things are tough for people at the moment but when compared to the situation the Stuart family are in most problems look insignificant," said Dan.

"We wanted to do something for Vanessa and her family to try and help and thought we could do the three peaks.
"You have to do it in 12 hours to meet the challenge but we're both in reasonable condition so we hope to do it in eight hours. That's what we're aiming for at least."

The pair, who are funding the trip themselves, will be doing the walk on June 8.

You can donate via Paypal by clicking send money, then send money now and entering the email: VanessaStuart3peaks@gmail.com