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Teen dying of cancer’s final wish: to marry sweetheart

Emma and her sister Danni

17-year-old Emma has been described as a special person. She has been battling cancer since she was 12 years old.

Over the last five years Emma has endured 6 relapses and had 18 operations to remove tumours.

Sadly, her latest relapse has proved to be inoperable and a final attempt at chemotherapy was unsuccessful.

Emma’s friend Lisa Humphreys has set up a go fund me page and writes: “They told Emma that all they could do no was to try to manage her pain until ‘the end’….”

“Emma is such a beautiful girl surrounded with so much love, she has decided that rather than sitting at home spending all her time crying and being consumed by anger at her situation she wants to live her life and make beautiful memories.”

Humphreys has set up the go fund me page to raise funds for Emma’s “bucklet list.”

Among the things Emma would like to do in her final months are a trip to holiday village Center Parcs and an overnight trip to London to see the Lion King.

But the “big, big, big” item on the list is to “get married and to have matching sparkly onesies to chill in at the reception.”

So far the campaign has raised £18,040 (around $36,500) to help Emma fulfil her dying wish.

You can donate to the go fund me campaign here.

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