An Irvine mum is set to shave her head to raise funds to support her son, who is battling stage 4 cancer.

Jackie Crombie has launched a Gofundme appeal to raise cash to allow son Sean to make memories with his family as he fights the disease.

And she will get her head shaved at the same time as Sean is set to lose his own hair as he undergoes chemotherapy.

The event will take place on Wednesday, September 16 at 4pm at Kome Hair, Beauty and Massage in Irvine.

Connor Agnew will also be doing a full body wax to raise funds and they will be doing braids for £5, as well as running a raffle on the day.

On his mum's Gofundme page, Sean wrote: "Three weeks ago a trip to A&E ended me up in ICU for two weeks with sepsis and pretty much on my death bed and being diagnosed with Stage 4 Non Hodgkins lymphoma (Blood Cancer).

"For months I battled with being ill just thinking it was a flu or a bug, occasionally getting night sweats and having no appetite.

"I went to the doctors pretty much every week complaining about the pain around my body and a few lumps on the head that they flagged off as fatty tissue. I kept turning up to try and show and tell them I was unwell.

"I arrived at A&E sweating uncontrollably and with my heart pouncing at 150bpm. The triage nurse said 'follow me' and that was the start of it. Sepsis was taking over my body. The same night I was diagnosed with my cancer after scans.

"If I had never gone to A&E I would probably have died a few days later."

Sean added: "The support I have had from my family, partners family and friends have been unreal.

"Especially having Lisa Joyce around, she definitely pulled me from my death bed more than once during the two weeks on ICY. She has visited me twice a day for three weeks straight untill I got home on Wednesday this week for a few days.

"My body has bounced back remarkably well and I am on the run to start chemo soon.

"Losing nearly six stone, to many I won't look the same and throughout my cancer journey I will change and my body may change as well.

"But you know what, I'm up for it. I'm going to kick it's f*****g a**e! I feel like I've been given a second chance and I'm full steam ahead.

"It's important to get checked out. Even if you have to fight for it, if I didn't I wouldn't be here right now."

You can contribute to Sean's fundraiser at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/u47ct-brave-the-shave?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer