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New hurdle in dying mum's fight to live

Battling Devon mum Jo Smith is to face yet another hurdle in her bid for treatment.

She now faces a 10-day trip to America for special tests after her doctor told her she wasn't fit enough to fly.

Mum of one Jo, from Exeter, will have to travel by ship and over land instead.

Jo is the only person in the world with two rare terminal conditions where treating one would...

Can you help raise funds for mum with two terminal illnesses?

Can you help raise funds for mum with two terminal illnesses? A massive appeal was today launched to help a 36-year-old Exeter mum who is the only person in the world with two rare terminal conditions.

Jo Smith, 36, has a unique combination of diseases and doctors say the odds of suffering both is over five billion to one. She needs a heart and lung transplant to have any hope of...