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27 March, 2016

Mother whose agonising toothache was actually cancer is heartbroken to discover it has spread to her lungs - after she was treated for the WRONG type


Gemma Wood, 27, of Warminster in Wiltshire, was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour - a tumour in her cheek - in October 2014 after experiencing toothache so painful she had to leave her own wedding early (right, with husband Karl, 25). 

She began chemotherapy immediately and after four months, she was told the cancer cells appeared to be dying, and was looking forward to returning to normal life with her family (left, with son Mason-Lee, seven). 

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 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. She said: 'There's a chance I won't have a very long life.

I don't know how long I'll be here for, so I want to make memories with my family while I can'

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