At just 27 years old, she is facing what could be her "last chance" in her fight against cancer.
Amy Anderson, from Gateshead, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in March 2019, at the age of 25.
Since then she's undergone round after round of gruelling treatment - but despite doctors' best efforts, after each treatment the cruel disease has returned.
It's been a tough battle for Amy, who due to the pandemic has had to spend weeks at a time alone in hospital as she underwent brutal chemotherapy.
But she's not ready to stop fighting yet. Now diagnosed with stage four, incurable cancer, she's exploring new and alternative treatments in a bid to bring hope to both herself and other cancer patients.
"When I was first diagnosed, the first line treatment was chemotherapy and radiation - the cancer came back six months after I had the all-clear," she said.
"Then I had surgery, and it came back again two or three months later. Then I was told the treatment would be palliative chemotherapy, which means it won't cure it.
"After I first got the all-clear, I went back to work immediately, I didn't give myself any time to recover.
"I just wanted to dive straight back into my life, and I didn't even consider that it could come back. You know that it's a risk, but you're told that most of the time the first-line treatment will work.
"At the same time, I don't know if there was a little part of me, deep down, that knew because I couldn't bring myself to ring the bell that people ring when they get the all-clear."
With all conventional options exhausted, Amy has turned to her community for help fundraising to seek out alternative treatment options, with a private clinic in London ready to help her try out different approaches.
And she's been overwhelmed by the generosity of hundreds of donors, who raised over £10,000 for her in less than 24 hours.
The former solicitor said: "I just have no words, I'm absolutely speechless. I was shaking when I saw what had been donated, I couldn't take it in. I feel really hopeful."
That hope makes a welcome change from the terrifying place she found herself in when doctors confirmed there was nothing more they could do, Amy said.
"My last round of chemo made me feel worse than I've ever felt before and I was not in a good place, and then I got the most terrible news that remission wasn't possible. I was in such a bad place and I didn't know if I could pull myself out of it."
But "amazing" friends and family found "creative" ways to lift her spirits - and the support from hundreds of generous supporters has helped restore her hope.
Amy added: "It really helps, it's not even the money, it's the messages and the comments and the care people have shown."
Amy has been inspired by the story of Irish cervical cancer patient Lynsey Bennett, who has found some success seeking out new cancer treatments in Mexico.
Though she may not be able to travel, Amy hopes to follow a similar course of treatment in the UK through private clinics.
Whilst Amy and her partner Gareth Wilson are desperately hoping these routes will bring the cancer into remission, they're realistic about their chances.
Even so, the fight will be worth it, Amy says, if not for herself but to help test out treatments for other sufferers.
She said: "These methods may not give me remission. I hope they will, and if they do I hope that other women will be able to follow me. But if they can just give me quality of life and keep the essence of who I am going for longer, then that's great.
"My opinion, after going through every level of treatment that's available, is that maybe there isn't only one approach to cancer. If I can find treatments that are affordable and work, then hopefully I can pave the way for other women."
People can donate towards Amy's appeal at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/amys-last-chance
