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| Banbury mother dies after raising £40,000 for sons | Banbury mother dies after raising £40,000 for sons |
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| A woman with motor neurone disease who raised more than £40,000 to enable her sons to live with her sister in Australia has died. | A woman with motor neurone disease who raised more than £40,000 to enable her sons to live with her sister in Australia has died. |
| Sam Kyme, 34, from Banbury, could no longer talk, but made the plea through her friends on a crowdfunding website. | Sam Kyme, 34, from Banbury, could no longer talk, but made the plea through her friends on a crowdfunding website. |
| The cash will be used to fund the funeral, plane tickets, and legal and school fees. | The cash will be used to fund the funeral, plane tickets, and legal and school fees. |
| Sister Pippa Hughes said she passed away on Thursday "knowing everything is sorted for her kids". | Sister Pippa Hughes said she passed away on Thursday "knowing everything is sorted for her kids". |
| 'No warning' | 'No warning' |
| Ms Hughes lives in Australia and it was her sister's "last wish" that her sons Joey and Harry could live with her there. | |
| "It's amazing how life can change in a year," Ms Hughes said. | |
| "This time last year it was Christmas and we were all together and this year it's completely changed. | "This time last year it was Christmas and we were all together and this year it's completely changed. |
| "There was no warning, you just never know what's going to happen. | "There was no warning, you just never know what's going to happen. |
| "We've got a few days now to scream and shout and cry, but Christmas, we're going to make it for Sam." | "We've got a few days now to scream and shout and cry, but Christmas, we're going to make it for Sam." |
| Friend Susanna Howard said Ms Kyme died "peacefully with her family around her". | Friend Susanna Howard said Ms Kyme died "peacefully with her family around her". |
| "The family are deeply saddened but also relieved that she is no longer suffering," she said. | "The family are deeply saddened but also relieved that she is no longer suffering," she said. |
| "We know that Sam would like everyone to celebrate her life by raising a glass to her and her family at this festive time." | |
| Ms Kyme was diagnosed in April and told she had months to live. Within two months she could no longer speak. | Ms Kyme was diagnosed in April and told she had months to live. Within two months she could no longer speak. |
| Ms Howard said she had been "battling to be here for Christmas" so she could "spend it with her boys and family". | Ms Howard said she had been "battling to be here for Christmas" so she could "spend it with her boys and family". |
| "My greatest fear is not that I am dying - it is the welfare of my boys," Ms Kyme's message had said on her crowdfunding page. | "My greatest fear is not that I am dying - it is the welfare of my boys," Ms Kyme's message had said on her crowdfunding page. |
| "I fear that Joey and Harry will go into care," it continued. | "I fear that Joey and Harry will go into care," it continued. |
| Ms Hughes said the funds meant the family could "all move to Oz, start a new life together, while never forgetting Sam". | Ms Hughes said the funds meant the family could "all move to Oz, start a new life together, while never forgetting Sam". |
| Motor neurone disease | Motor neurone disease |
| Source: NHS Choices | Source: NHS Choices |