Terminally ill girl books dream holiday after outpouring of public goodwill

After being given the devastating news she is terminally ill, Sonny Lang, 22, decided she wanted to fill her remaining days with ‘as many fun memories as possible’.

One of her closest friends, Bethany Wilson, created a ‘gofundme’ page to try and raise money to fulfil Sonny’s bucket list, which included an incredible trip to Florida.

Sonny’s bravery and positivity captured the hearts of thousands of readers and, as a result of their generosity, she has now booked her dream trip and will be jetting off in November.

More than £9,000 has now been raised on her page and Sonny admitted she’d been left speechless by the amount of kind messages she’d received.

She said: “I’m always surprised by people’s generosity and their well wishes. The messages that my mum and I have received since the article have been truly lovely.

“It means a lot to us that people are supporting us and have thought about us enough to send a message, even people that I don’t know are wishing me well.

“It really keeps me going even if it’s just one person saying one nice thing. I’m definitely starting to realise that I’m more liked that I thought.”

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As well as the thousands of pounds pledged for her bucket list, Sonny thanked the hundreds of people who had taken the time to leave her messages of support on Facebook, many of whom she had never met.

Since Sonny’s story was uploaded, hundreds of readers have felt compelled to leave messages of support and well-wishes on the Yorkshire Post’s Facebook page.

Andrew Keir said: “Have a wonderful time with your family and friends - God bless,” while James Masterson described her as ‘an amazing young woman’.