VANESSA Price has made a present of her wedding to hospital staff who saved her life.
Instead of asking for presents, the former cancer patient asked family and friends to put money into front-line hospital services and causes close to her heart.
The result was a cheque for £8,300, handed over at Middlesbrough General Hospital thanks to Vanessa's generosity and fundraising events.
The money will be divided between local charity Celebration of Life after Cancer, the oral maxillofacial department at the hospital, the holistic cancer care centre and support group Let's Face It.
Mrs Price, who lives in Hornby, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire, was diagnosed with facial bone cancer in October 2000.
She said: "This is my way of saying thank you to all of the people who saved my life.
"I wanted to raise money and also raise awareness of facial cancer.
"People have been very generous. Apart from the wedding, some friends did the Great North Run, I had a summer party at my home and my mum held a coffee morning at Richmond Town Hall.
"The money just mounted up."
Oral maxillofacial nurse specialist Jill Skelton said: "This is a fantastic amount of money and will go into our research fund."
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