A young mother who believed she had nearly beaten cancer was horrified to discover doctors had treated her for the wrong type of the disease.

Gemma Wood, 27, had been initially diagnosed with a rare type of cancer after developing agonising toothache - and began chemotherapy and radiotherapy immediately.

After four months, she was told the cancer cells appeared to be dying, and was looking forward to returning to normal life with her husband Karl, 25, and children Mason-Lee, seven, and Sophia-Louise, two.
But then, she was dealt a devastating blow – as she learned she had been diagnosed with the wrong type of cancer, and would require a completely different form of chemotherapy.

To her horror, the cancer had now spread to her lungs, making it more difficult to treat.
Now, undergoing yet more treatment but not knowing 'if she will have a long or a short life' she is fundraising to throw a party so she can forget about being ill for at least one night.