A woman was given just days to live, after her skin cancer spread to her bones, spine and brain.

A GP told Robyn Thorp, 34, to "just keep an eye" on a new mole that appeared on her shoulder. But within a few months, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of melanoma that later spread across her body.

Specialists warned Robyn she had just days to live, after a sudden downturn in November last year. But doctors were treating her as "a wonder", as she continues to fight against the disease.

Robyn needs a special type of immunotherapy that isn't available on the NHS. The treatment costs about £30,000 a month, and her family launched a GoFundMe to make sure she keeps getting the therapy she needs to live.

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The mole was incredibly small when Robyn first noticed it, but it was unusually black. When it appeared on her shoulder, she "didn't really think much of it", she said.

She told the Mirror: "I was at the doctor's anyway, so I just thought while I was there I'd get them to check it. They did, and they said 'no, just keep an eye on it - there's nothing too suspicious about it at the moment'."

Within a few weeks, Robyn noticed the mole's appearance had changed. Her mum would point it out and tell her to get it checked.

She immediately went back to the GP, who said they'd happily remove the mole for Robyn, but that she'd need to wait for another appointment.

"By the time I went to have it taken off, that doctor said 'no, I'm not touching that'," said Robyn. "They sent me to the hospital to have it taken off, and they were like 'well, this is not right'."

She later received the heartbreaking diagnosis of melanoma; a severe type of skin cancer that has potential to spread to other parts of the body. Within a few months, it had reached various other places, including her spine and lung. Despite the spread, everything appeared to be under control, Robyn said.

"...Then it appeared in my brain more recently, which is obviously trickier to treat," she said. "I've got about three or four little tumours all clustered together in my brain."

The latest brain tumour is posing more of a problem than previous ones, because it's developed close to previous ones. The radiotherapy treatment she'd been receiving can't be used again, because it would now kill the healthy cells surrounding the tumour.

The only treatment available to Robyn is a combined immunotherapy, which isn't covered by the NHS. She needs to get the treatment privately, and costs a staggering £30,000 a month.

Meanwhile, on November 8 last year, Robyn had a sudden turn for the worse and was rushed to hospital. Doctors delivered the heartbreaking news that she probably wouldn't make it to the end of the month.

Robyn's dad, Neil, said: "At that point, Robyn was given days to live. The consultant that's been with Robyn for the last eight years said it was because of the tumour applying the pressure on the brain, and all of Robyn's other symptoms.

"She just went downhill very, very quickly. They told us on the bedside that it was a matter of days.

"When I drove Robyn home, if she was to have had a medical emergency, it would have been a Do Not Resuscitate."

Miraculously, however, she's still fighting on after two-and-a-half months. Robyn's dad she was doing everything in her power to prove the specialists' wrong.

"Whenever she's had bad spells, she's always bounced back," said Neil. "Both the consultant and the Macmillan nurses class her as a bit of a wonder. They've all got a lot of time and a soft spot for Robyn."

Robyn is still hoping to marry her fiance Mike, despite being forced to cancel their wedding after her diagnosis. They were originally due to get married in June this year, after getting engaged in Crete last summer.

But in October, Robyn's consultant suggested bringing the planned date forward. The 34-year-old has developed short-term memory loss since her diagnosis, and her consultant wanted to make sure she remembered her special day.

"With everything happening, we just cancelled it," Robyn said. "We thought I needed to concentrate on [the cancer] for the minute.

"I'm so weak and wobbly, I couldn't walk down the aisle. I'd have to have a Zimmer frame, which I wouldn't want. So I'm just waiting. Hopefully I can get a bit stronger, and then we can think about planning the wedding."

You can donate to Robyn's GoFundMe here to help her receive the treatment she needs