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A cancer-stricken mother given six months to live has heartbreakingly told of her fears that her daughter 'will forget me'.
Sophie Louise Wright, 34, from Torquay, Devon, was at one point told her tell-tale sickness symptom could be down to acid reflux or a stomach ulcer.
Her world was turned upside down when doctors found she actually had terminal bowel cancer.
Speaking of her agonising diagnosis, Ms Wright, whose girl is three, said: 'When my daughter is mentioned or I think about the time I have left with her, I cannot contain my emotions.
'My biggest fear is not being around to watch her grow up.
Sophie Louise Wright, 34, from Torquay, Devon, was at one point told her tell-tale sickness symptom could be down to acid reflux or a stomach ulcer
'She’s nearly four and I don’t think she’ll remember much of her life at this stage, so I’m worried she’ll forget me.
'I don’t want anybody to replace me. I just want to be her mum forever.'
She added: 'I’d happily live with cancer destroying my life forever if it meant I got to be with her.
'No one my age should be fighting cancer and worrying about when our time will be up.'
Ms Wright, who works as a medical secretary, had previously undergone surgery to remove polyps – small growths on the lining of the large intestine.
Doctors were alerted after she began bleeding from her bottom, a tell-tale symptom.
The mum has been given just six months to live and fears her daughter won't remember her
Ms Wright, pictured with her fiancé Lewis, 35, had previously undergone surgery to remove polyps – tissue growth – from her bowel and thought her 'debilitating' symptoms were as a result of this
She underwent polyp removal in May 2023.
After Ms Wright struggled with pain under her ribs and vomiting, she assumed it was the usual after affects of getting polyps removed, which she claims she was told can take 12 weeks to recover from.
As well as nausea, she also battled bloating.
A biopsy taken at the time of her removal came back negative that summer, but Ms Wright had a gut feeling something was wrong.
She said: 'I thought perhaps the polyps had spread across my body but I didn't think it was cancer.
'I gradually became sicker, more tired, losing weight and finding life hard.
'I had to cancel all plans
