Friday 19 August 2022 05:01 PM Cost of living More than £2,000 raised for single mother who was hospitalised ... trends now
A starving single mother says her faith in humanity has been restored after well-wishers raised more than £2,000 in just a few hours to help feed her children.
Kelly Thomson, 43, revealed this week that she was hospitalised with malnutrition twice after eating one meal a day to ensure she could still afford to feed her two children.
She has just £40-a-week to feed her family and said inflation means she fears this winter she might have to resort to begging.
The 43-year-old, from Slough, Berkshire, decided to launch a GoFundMe page this morning, with a target of just £50 set.
And after just a few hours the total has already passed £2,000 and continues to rise quickly - with Ms Thomson saying 'a weight has been lifted'.
Nearly 100 people have donated so far, with people leaving touching messages of support for the hard-up mother-of-two, who said she was overwhelmed by the generosity.
And she also revealed that one person had volunteered to replace both her children's worn-out school uniforms, while another pledged to buy her food shop each week.
Ms Thomson said she has had a weight lifted knowing that she can afford food for a few weeks thanks to the donations
The mother-of-two said she was surviving on one meal a day so that she could afford food for her 11-year-old daughter (pictured) and 14-year-old son
Ms Thomson, from Slough, said: 'The offers have been crazy, it's absolutely beautiful.
'Since the story went
