A terminally ill mum is planning to travel the UK visiting places she has longed to see to make precious memories.

Dawn Steventon - who has a rare form of Sarcoma cancer for which there is no cure - was given the devastating news she had just 12 months to live in October 2018.

Her friend Gina Rushin has launched a Crowdfunding bid called Cancer on the Move to raise £1k to ensure Dawn, who is just 45 and grew up in Rowley Regis, has a comfortable time on her travels. The fund smashed its £1k target in just 10 days.

Writing on the site Gina states: "Over the next few months, Dawn has decided to tour the UK, visiting the places she's longed to see, places she's always loved, and special places that hold dear memories."

Former Britannia High pupil Dawn, who will travel with her husband David, said she wants to start her journey in Scotland where she hopes to see the Northern Lights, then travelling down through Wales, Tenby, Blackpool and The Lakes and to Devon and Cornwall.

She will record her experiences on a vlog on YouTube and hopes to begin her travels next month.

Speaking of her brave decision to end chemotherapy, she said: "It was making me seriously ill and I was just lying in bed, I want to live the time I have left.

"Scotland is massive for me because I have never been. I'm so grateful to all the people who have donated, it makes you know there are good people in the world."

On the Gofundme page Gina states: "In January 2018, Dawn had a routine hysterectomy to remove a fibroid, for which she been treated during the previous nine months.

"When she came round from the operation, she was met by an Oncology Gynaecology Surgeon who told her that as well as the hysterectomy, he had found and removed a 9lb cancerous tumour that was stuck to her bladder and kidney - both of which had to be repaired during the long and difficult operation.

"Dawn had seven blood transfusions during her seven hour operation, and was very poorly in recovery.

"The primary sarcoma tumour was removed, however - the surgeon also discovered two tumours on her bladder and three on her lungs, which he couldn't remove.

"Dawn was told her only option was chemotherapy to try and control the speed of the growth of the tumour, which would prolong her life. During this time she had a horrific time with the chemotherapy - being hospitalised for over three weeks on one occasion. It made her so poorly she was bed-ridden for the majority of the time. She was in and out of hospital as the smallest of infections had a debilitating impact on her health.

"After six treatments, the tumours had grown. The chemotherapy wasn't working.

"Dawn started a second round of six chemotherapy treatments, but after the third round, made the difficult decision to stop. She decided she'd have a better quality of life being off chemotherapy and would be more able to spend the time she had left enjoying it with family and friends, as well as dedicating her time to researching alternative, cancer fighting treatments."

Dawn, whose maiden name was Smith, is medically retired from her job as NHS administrator, now lives in Tipton with her husband and son Connor Pitchford, aged 22.

To donate to the appeal visit https://uk.gofundme.com/eb9s4-cancer-on-the-move