A heartbroken daughter described how a "very dark cloud" came over her world when she discovered her mum had incurable cancer.
Ria Siddaway, 23, said her family received the news in May that her mum Donna had advanced breast cancer and tumours on her lungs.
Donna had previously fought breast cancer 11 years ago, going through chemotherapy, a mastectomy and radiotherapy in her battle against the disease.
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But sadly the cancer has returned in an aggressive form and doctors are unable to perform surgery to remove the cancer - reports the Manchester Evening News.
Ria, from Warrington said: "On May 28 a very dark cloud came over my world and we received the news that every family fears.
"My beautiful Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer which is too advanced to be cured and tumours on her lungs.
"She is the strongest woman I know and after fighting breast cancer and having a mastectomy plus chemotherapy and radiotherapy back in 2010 she was 11 years clear when she unfortunately learnt that once just wasn’t enough and it has come back for a second time but much more aggressive."
Ria said following her mum's diagnosis she slowly got more and more poorly and spent a week in critical care at Warrington Hospital, after being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.
She said Donna had cancerous fluid around her heart, stopping her from being able to breathe.
She said: "The amazing surgeons and nurses saved her life and she is now home getting stronger each day ready for more treatment to try fight this awful disease.
"I will never ever be able to thank them for what they did for her enough.
"Due to how aggressive the cancer is she is not able to have any surgery to remove it this time around which leaves us with the only hope the treatment she is given can control it as best it can."
Donna, a former driver for Mercedes, is set to start chemotherapy almost immediately and Ria says she and dad, Paul Siddaway, 56, have decided to try and create a positive from the situation.
On July 4, Ria and friends will be taking on the challenge of doing the Manchester to Blackpool bike ride, a 60 mile journey for the Christie Hospice who will be looking after and treating Donna for the second time.
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Ria said: "They have been absolutely amazing the first time around and we have every faith they will be able to control the cancer again.
"The work they do is remarkable and nothing I do will ever be able to thank them enough but this is definitely a start.
Any donation will go straight to the Christie to help fund their unbelievable work and research in the Breast Cancer Department.
"We are so eternally grateful for any donation and I’m sure the Christie will be too."
