Daily Mirror

Mum Naomi plans to raise £1,000 for her own funeral

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A TERMINALLY ill mum of three is fundraisin­g for her funeral so her kids can give her a good send-off.

Naomi Betts, 39, has a rare condition called congenital heart block. She slipped into a coma four times last year and is receiving end-of-life care in hospital. She hopes to raise £1,000 so Tia Louise, 20, Deon Luke, 14, and Kaiden Lee, 11, can pay for the funeral.

Naomi, whose mother died from the same condition, said: “I am trying to help them for when I am not here.

“It is hard fundraisin­g for your own funeral but I do not want to be the cause of pain for them.

“I miss being a mum to my children — some days I can’t get out of bed because of the morphine.”

Naomi, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts, will raise funds with a lip sync, where people mime songs on stage, over the bank holiday weekend.

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TARGET Naomi Betts

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