Sophie White, 23, suddenly began slurring her speech during what was thought to be a typical dinner with her three year old daughter, Remi.

Rushed to hospital after suffering an unexpected seizure, Sophie underwent several scans that revealed she had stage four Glioblastoma.

Reliving that fateful day, her mother Helen Schofield shared with Yorkshire Live: "We went out for a meal at a local pub.

"She started slurring her words. I thought she was messing around at first but then I realised she couldn't get her words out," reports the Manchester Evening News.

Taken urgently to Rotherham Hospital on Thursday June 8, 2023, doctors scrambled to diagnose Sophie's condition.

Reflecting on those moments of turmoil, Helen recounted: "They did a few tests and scans and they said they found something on her brain. So many doctors were saying different things, which was all quite confusing and really scary."

Despite undergoing two surgeries on June 23, 2023, and July 2, 2024, which successfully removed 93 per cent of the tumour, and enduring numerous bouts of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Sophie's body could not conquer the cancer.

On February 3, the family was hit with the heart-shattering revelation that their brave battle was in vain; Sophie's life-saving treatment hadn't worked.

Helen, 45, revealed the heartbreaking prognosis for her daughter: "She was given between 12 and 18 months to live. It's so horrible to talk about. How can you?

"Her tumour has not only grown but has now spread across to the other side of her brain, which now rules out any further surgery."

However, Helen refuses to give up, stating defiantly: "As a mother I will do everything I can to try and save her life,".

"Sophie also has a three-year-old son called Remi. Her beautiful boy needs his mum."

In a desperate bid to extend Sophie's life, Helen began investigating potential treatment plans.

Helen said: "After hours and hours of research, we have found a clinic in Germany who provide immunotherapy treatment which is a targeted treatment for her specific tumour."

The IOZK Clinic in Cologne, renowned for its specialists in the field of immunotherapy, offers combined treatments.

"They combine an oncolytic virus and Sophie's tumour material with dendritic cells to produce the personalised vaccine.

"The vaccine would then activate Sophie's immune system to help fight the tumour and get the cells back to good health and kill the cancerous ones."

Throughout this ordeal, Helen has commended Sophie's remarkable resilience: "Whilst going through gruelling treatment to give her as much time with him as possible.

"She is an absolute warrior, she gets up every day and fights so hard against this illness to make the best life for Remi. She has such a positive attitude for life and she's a fantastic mum."

The family has managed to raise a staggering £90,000 to fund Sophie's trips to Germany for a consultation and her first treatment session.

Currently, they are anxiously waiting to see if the treatment will have the desired effect on Sophie.

Helen shared: "She'll be having a scan in Sheffield around the first week of July. We might not see any improvement with the first scan, but we have been told that we should see improvement on the second.

"The treatment has a 65 per cent chance of working which I think is quite high, so that's why we did it. You want to do absolutely whatever you can."

Hailing from Kimberworth Park, Helen and Sophie, along with their supportive community, are nearing their new fundraising target of £120,000.

With hope in her voice, Helen said: "We've had a couple of massive big fundraising galas for Sophie. We're also working on the next one, which is going to be on May 11.

"This Saturday, over 100 people are going on a sponsored walk and then we're going back to our local pub. The whole community has just been incredible.

"Everyone in the community has shown up for Sophie. We have all banded together for her."

Sophie's Go Fund Me page remains open for contributions as the fundraising continues.