A BRAVE Dunfermline mum who has been given just months to live has said she is "completely humbled" by a fundraiser to help her husband and two young sons.

Creina Dawkins was given the crushing news in February that the cancer, which she has battled since 2016 and was given the all-clear from in December, had returned and spread to her spine.

Despite an emergency operation taking place within days, she has been told that tumours had returned and the cancer had spread to her lungs and liver.

After hearing the devastating news, her sisters, Judith and Gemma O'Leary, set up a gofundme page to help Creina, 36, focus on husband Ross and their boys, Noah, six, and four-year-old Oscar instead of worrying about their financial situation when she has gone.

In less than a week, the page had raised more than £21,600.

Creina, who is originally from County Cork, said discovering the astounding amount was an emotional experience.

"I just cried and took a deep breath knowing that was one less thing I could spare my family having to deal with," she said. "We had looked into a funeral plan when I was given the prognosis of 12 months but that changed so quickly to a couple of months it was a real concern.

"I am completely humbled, especially with COVID and people having their own family struggles, for them to connect with my story and be so generous with donations. It has been life-changing in less than 24 hours.

"I have cried about my debt and the funeral costs I would be leaving behind for Ross when he will have so much to deal with, regrets I went a bit too much over budget at Christmas thinking I would be able to budget to pay it off."

Creina, who worked in the customer support team for Vets Now, is currently being looked after in a Kirkcaldy hospice but is hoping to return home soon.

"I have been in a lot of hospitals since January 31st and the boys are used to me being away but now that my treatment is over, I don’t feel ready to be at a hospice," she said.

"I am very much me apart from the paralysis. I can still laugh and joke with the boys and have a laugh with Ross, my husband, which is what our relationship is based on.

"I know my boys and Ross will be OK, I know how wonderful and brave and smart they are. Time will move on like it did when I lost my mum so I do not worry about them being OK. I, as always, have faith in their dad.

"There is definitely guilt, that I should be there and said I would be there as a team to do it together and I cannot fulfil that promise but I know they will be more than fine.

"What this money will do will make that adjustment so much easier for them and that is what I am grateful for, that all these people want the best for my family as much as I do."

When Creina first started her battle with cancer, she started a blog which she came back to last week following her latest prognosis.

"Returning to the blog was my way of reaching as many people as I can," she added. "There is so many people we care about but not enough hours in the day to update everyone.

"I loved to write. I wrote poems when my mum passed and it is my natural style to write a lot, maybe over-share but if you know me, I rarely shy away from being truthful.

"I never expected it to reach so many reads and comments but I am so glad I did it as I have spoken to amazing people while I can and that is an amazing opportunity."

Anyone wanting to donate, can do so at www.gofund.me/80ec5f37.