'I don't know what my future is going to hold'

A woman who has a rare form of incurable cancer says she is determined to live as long as possible for her young sons.

Emma Stone, 50, from Yatton, North Somerset, was diagnosed with atypical neuroendocrine carcinoma after a tumour the size of a small melon was found "just by luck" in her chest in 2023.

Ms Stone's family, friends and local community are fundraising so the mother-of-two can be treated in the US. Due to the rarity of her cancer, there is currently no treatment available in the UK.

"I don't know what my future is going to hold, but I can play a huge role in that future and that's what I'm trying to do," Ms Stone said.

Shortly after it was discovered, Ms Stone underwent surgery to successfully remove the tumour on her thymus gland.

She was initially given a good prognosis but, about a year later during a second operation, surgeons discovered another tumour and found the cancer had spread to her bones.

After researching her options, Ms Stone found experts offering different targeted treatments in Germany and the US at a cost of £80,000.

So far, her friends, family and local community have raised more than £39,000.

"This is incurable, so it's just about buying time for me," Ms Stone said.

She hopes to see her two sons - who are aged eight and 12 - finish school.

"I can advocate and get all these treatments, but my body has got to do the work. It's got to respond for me to have time.

"I want to fight it. That's all I can do," she added.

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