Mum-of-two given 'best day ever' as she's faced with potential last Christmas

A Worcester mum, battling terminal cancer, has experienced the 'best time ever' arsenic she revelled successful a bucket database escapade that could people her last Christmas her joyride.

Ashley Smith, 34, had triumphed implicit crab for 2 years earlier the devastating relapse into Stage 4 secondary bosom cancer.

In a heartwarming motion to make unforgettable pre-Christmas moments, Ashley, alongside her family, was treated to a bucket database extravaganza by Red Letter Days, successful collaboration with Willow Foundation.

The London escapade for Ashley, her hubby Alex, and their 2 children, aged 12 and 10, began with an elegant day beverage astatine Rubens astatine the Palace, with views of Buckingham Palace.

Midway done indulging their cakes, they were thrilled by a suprise quality from Duncan James of lad set Blue.

Duncan James, who spent the day with the Smiths, expressed: "It was specified a privilege to conscionable Ashley and her household and astonishment her! Her look was a representation erstwhile I walked in."

He continued, praising Ashley's resilience: "She's a fantastic woman, wife, and mother, going done a truly pugnacious clip astatine the infinitesimal and knowing I brought a grin to her look made maine truly happy. It was a truly peculiar time and we've swapped numbers and I anticipation to spot her again soon".

Ashley expressed: "Meeting Duncan James was a peculiar item - maine and my mum are the biggest fans and my mum is adjacent saved successful my telephone arsenic 'Duncan James'. To conscionable him successful idiosyncratic was wholly surreal but conscionable arsenic incredible. It was the champion time of my life."

After their day with Duncan, the passionate Formula 1 enthusiasts, were treated to a thrilling supercar driving experience.

The time past concluded with an intimate circuit of the giraffe location astatine Woburn Safari Park, wherever they had the accidental to provender and interact with the animals, including the UK's oldest giraffe.

Ashley emphasised: "It is truthful important for maine to person arsenic galore memories arsenic I perchance tin with my family. We're immense carnal lovers and F1 fans truthful the time was precisely what we wanted, and we made peculiar memories that volition past forever."

According to probe from Red Letter Days, 1 successful six radical fearfulness they volition beryllium celebrating their past Christmas with a loved one. A spokesperson commented: "Christmas tin beryllium an incredibly hard clip of twelvemonth for families who cognize they'll beryllium celebrating with a loved 1 for the past time."

"While the holidays often heighten the symptom of loss, they besides punctual america of the value of cherishing each moment. Special memories go portion of the bequest we clasp onto and transportation america done adjacent the astir hard days."