FINAL preparations are being made for a mini festival organised by a woman to celebrate defying the medical prognosis of her ?inoperable? brain tumour.
Two years ago Gemma Wensley, of St Leonard?s was preparing her own funeral after being told her cancer was terminal. She was given just months to live.
But after baffling medical staff with her recovery from an inoperable tumour in her brain stem, the 31-year-old from St Leonard?s in Exeter is now looking forward to her own festival that she has organised with the help of her close friend Susan Luscombe.
Gem Fest is taking place at the Exeter Phoenix on Sunday, March 31.
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The day will be divided into two sections. It begins with a free family-orientated day between noon and 5pm, with activities including arts and crafts, story-telling, stalls, a cinema, face painting and various games and competitions. There is a small charge for some activities.
The second part of the day takes place between 6pm and 2am and costs ?12 a ticket. This will feature two music stages with both local and national performers. There is also a lounge upstairs which will be converted into an acoustic stage, a DJ set in the terrace and comedy in the black box.
Gemma said: ?Meeting for planning and making final arrangements for day and evening events has all gone extremely well, everyone has been on board from the get go and been massively helpful.
?I can't believe that we are so close to the big day and nerves are kicking in now.
?We never envisaged that our first Gemfest would evolve into such a big event, everyone involved has shown such generosity it has taken on a life of its own.
?Posters and flyers should be visible all around the city and we just hope that everyone comes along to enjoy it with us and all our hard work pays off so we can raise some serious cash and awareness for a great charity."
Money raised will be donated to brain cancer charities.
To make a donation visit www.just giving.com/Gemfestexeter
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