The new year has started in the best possible way for a ‘dying’ Exeter woman.
Jo Smith's health has improved dramatically since she flew to America for treatment.
The 37-year-old previously relied on a wheelchair but is now able to walk some distance unaided as this heart-warming picture shows. In another image she is seen playing outside with her five-year-old son Rudey.
Jo is believed to be the only known person in the world to suffer from a rare combination of two diseases – pulmonary hypertension and lymphatic cancer.