A Carlisle woman who was diagnosed with incurable cancer is hoping to fullfill another dream as she and her wife fundraise for IVF treatment.

In February, Callie Morris, 29, was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer - the same disease that killed her father three years ago.

With help from the Geoff Brown Charitable Trust and other caring local business people, Callie fulfilled one of her dreams last month by marrying her wife, Alexandra Morris.

Now the couple hope to have a child to call their own - something they have talked about since they first started going out.

Same sex couples have to go through a treatment called intrauterine insemination (IUI) before they can qualify for NHS IVF treatment.

The couple have so far spent over £6000 on private fertility treatment that has so far been unsuccessful.

"Callie's not working and I've had to cut my hours down to look after her, so it's physically not possible for us to pull that money together.

"We had three rounds of treatment before Callie was diagnosed, and that in itself was a stressful journey. We had two rounds that didn't work, and on the third round, I had a miscarriage.

"Then, Callie got diagnosed and that added more pressure and stress to the situation, because we don't know how much time we've got."

On being able to have a child together, Alexandra added: "[It would mean] absolutely everything.

"We've worked the last two and a bit years to get there and it still feels so far away.

"Callie doesn't have a bucket list as such, but the only thing she wants is to start a family with me."

Alongside the fundraising campaign for IVF treatment, Callie is also campaigning to set up a support group for people who have cancer and who are going through chemotherapy.

The aim of the group will be to provide a space for people who have cancer and are going through chemo-therapy to chat and share their experiences with others who are going through a similar journey.

Callie's wife, Alexandra Morris, said that it often feels like there isn't enough support in the area for younger people who are going through chemotherapy and their loved ones.

"There's not really much support for the people going through the same thing I am either, so she thought it would be a good idea to set something up for people in that situation to be able to relate to others.

"When Callie goes for her chemotherapy, it's mainly people who are older there.

"We've not come across anyone our age when we go to chemotherapy. It is really difficult and there isn't really anyone for either of us to talk to about what we're going through.

"Even just to hear that what you're feeling is normal could make a massive difference."

The fundraiser for the campaign will start on September 24, which co-insides with Callie's 30th birthday.

You can help Callie and Alexandra by donating to their Go Fund Me page here.