A mum who has been battling cancer for nearly a year has revealed she has been given "one last option" by her doctors.

Rebecca Turner, 31, was overjoyed to return to her Hethersett home for Christmas but that proved short-lived.

After returning to hospital Rebecca was told that her tumour had doubled in size. 

As well as fighting cancer, the treatment has made the mum-of-one weak, leaving her susceptible to conditions such as pneumonia and chest infections.  

She said: “I am becoming resistant to most antibiotics and my cancer treatment has failed.  

Norwich Evening News: During a lengthy stay in Priscilla Bacon Lodge Rebecca met the King During a lengthy stay in Priscilla Bacon Lodge Rebecca met the King (Image: Rebecca Turner)

“I have been given one last option which I have been on for a month.  

“If this doesn’t work, that’s it, I die.” 

But Rebecca is not going down without a fight, not for her, but for her four-year-old daughter.

She continued: “Arielle has understandably found this all very upsetting. I was home for Christmas and then very quickly things started to go downhill.  

“She has been wanting to get in bed with her dad [Johnny Bayliss] and has been really struggling in school. 

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“It can’t be easy seeing her mum attached to so many machines, so I need to beat this - for her.” 

Norwich Evening News: Rebecca has become immune to most antibiotics and is now more susceptible to infection Rebecca has become immune to most antibiotics and is now more susceptible to infection (Image: Rebecca Turner)

Rebecca started her fight in May 2023 when she was diagnosed with stage three melanoma cancer, having initially had back pain, and has been “close to death” multiple times.

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Her intensive treatment brought the heartbreaking decision to terminate a pregnancy and months in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Priscilla Bacon Lodge hospice followed.

But Rebecca is determined to stay positive, adding: “There is good news. In the month I have been on this new treatment, it does look like my cancer is shrinking.  

“I am weak and I am more scared than I have ever been, but I am determined to show my daughter the strength that she gives me.”