A woman is preparing for her own wedding and funeral after being given just months to live after a cancer diagnosis. Kirsty Maxwell was diagnosed with a signet cell tumour in her stomach, which has since spread to her oesophagus and begun attacking her organs.
As a result of the diagnosis, the 31-year-old has brought forward plans to marry fiancée Nadia Huggan and the pair will tie the knot in a simple registry office service next week.
The Perthshire community of Alyth, where Kirsty owned two businesses, has rallied around the couple to raise more than £6,000 to cover the cost of her funeral.
Nadia said: "We've already spoken to undertakers and I'm already taking pictures of her with friends so we can put together a slideshow. "I think