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A singer diagnosed with cancer for a third time says she will never be able to express how grateful she is for the public giving her a “chance at life”.<\/p>\n
Faye Fantarrow, from Sunderland, was twice diagnosed with leukaemia as a child and found out in August she had a rare and aggressive brain tumour<\/a>.<\/p>\n A fundraising page set up for her treatment has exceeded \u00a3180,000, with Eurythmics musician Dave Stewart – who has been mentoring Faye – pledging \u00a350,000 towards the procedure.<\/p>\n The 20-year-old has been accepted on a medical trial only available in California, which costs about \u00a3450,000.<\/p>\n Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on <\/i>Twitter<\/a>, <\/i>Facebook<\/a> and <\/i>Instagram<\/a>. Send your story ideas to <\/i>northeastandcumbria@bbc.co.uk<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n