The heartbroken family of a 23-year-old who died after being diagnosed with leukaemia said her baby daughter will "still feel like mummy is with her".
Kirsten Hawksey was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia on November 27, 2017.
The young mum first ignored symptoms, after she began to notice bruising on her legs.
However after the bruising worsened she was encouraged by her concerned family to go to the doctors, who after carrying out blood tests told her the shattering news.
Despite beginning chemotherapy immediately Kirsten contracted a lung infection and on Christmas Eve her immune system began to fail.
Tragically, on December 25, Kirsten suffered a bleed on the brain and later that day her devastated family made the heartbreaking decision to turn off her life support machine.
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At the time of her death her baby daughter Penelope was just 15 months old.
Now she is two and a half, and her family are ensuring she always remembers her mum - who they said "idolised" her baby girl.
Since Kirsten’s death, her family and friends have raised more than £12,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust, through a series of events and raffles.
One of the events, now in its second year, is the Kirsten Cup - a charity football match in her memory - which will be held on Saturday.
Emma Hawksey, Kirsten’s mum, from Crosby, said: “The Kirsten Cup Charity Match started last year so this is its second run.
"It is organised by Penelope’s dad’s friend Adam Heath and this year it’s bigger and better than before.
"We are raising money and awareness for the amazing charity Teenage Cancer Trust.
"It helped Kirsten and our family immensely during her short illness and continues to support us 18 months on so it’s lovely to be able to do something in return.
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"These events not only help to raise money and awareness, they help bring our families together to create a fun, supportive network.
"They give us something to plan for and look forward to, they keep Kirsten's name on everyone's lips and in everyone’s minds and they help create goodness and hope from such tragedy.
"But most of all, they allow Penelope to walk on that pitch wearing her mummy's picture and feel like she's still with her.
"Keeping Kirsten’s memory and legacy alive is what we strive to do every single day, for Kirsten and for Penelope.”
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Following the charity football match a raffle will be held with a number of huge prizes up for grabs - including LFC and Everton signed goods and theme park tickets.
For more information on how to purchase raffle tickets click here.
To donate to the Teenage Cancer Trust click here.
