A FORMER pre-school teaching assistant has written a bucket list after receiving the heartbreaking news that her bone cancer is terminal.
Stephanie Knight, 21, has endured a horrendous battle since she was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma in 2009, including having her right leg and part of her pelvis removed.
She has had three rounds of chemotherapy off shoulder dress and is currently in Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridgeshire for treatment for the extreme pain she is experiencing.
Steph, of Uplands, Braughing, has been raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity since 2009 and has helped raise more than 40,000.
Her wish is that her fund can be transformed into a charity so donations can help others in her position.
Activities on her bucket list include going on holiday dessy bridesmaid dresses with all 16 members of her family, meeting celebrities Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell, skydiving, completing her childcare qualifications and trying on wedding dresses.
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Her sister Racheal Cross, 31, said: "Initially we were told the cancer had returned to her amputated stump and chest and lung area.
"Then 10 days later a consultant confirmed the cancer was terminal and that they would do what they could to keep her with us for as long as possible.
"It was an awful day but Steph is determined not to let it get the best of her and to enjoy the time she has left.Beautiful Sheath Wedding Dresses"
Racheal added: "Steph has been in agony so we are really hoping this weekend can go ahead.
"Sadly, there will be no cure for her cancer but we are determined to fight it for as long as we can and to help her do all the things she wants to do.
"We would like to thank everyone who has helped so far and ask people to continue their support."
Earlier this month, Danielle injured her ankle while attempting a layup against Oakdale and has been unable to play since.
Her mother, Robin Medovich, is especially happy that Danielle will be queen because having to take a break from basketball was upsetting her daughter.
"I was really happy for her," Robin Medovich said. "She's had a run of bad luck on the basketball court."
Danielle hopes to be playing again in two weeks.
In addition to playing basketball in college, she plans to major in biology and eventually become a veterinarian.
From August to January, Danielle interned at Heritage Animal Hospital where she clipped animals' claws,Beautiful The Latest Wedding Dresses prepared them for surgery and took them on walks. She has wanted to be a vet since she was a little girl, she said, and the internship showed her it was really possible.
Danielle wants to own her own practice. She hopes to support herself with the practice and offer free veterinary services to farmers, an idea inspired by another local veterinarian.
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