A COLWYN Bay mother of three who lost her husband to pancreatic cancer has written a book to share her families story.

Ghazala Jabeen has been campaigning since losing her husband, Martin Swindells, in 2014 to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and alerting people to the risks and symptoms.

Ms Jabeen, from upper Colwyn Bay, along with the help of her three children - Mikyle (24), Charlie (22) and Jennah (20) - and friends have held everything from walks up Snowdon to lighting up buildings purple to raise awareness and funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK.

Since her husbands passing she has raided more than £11,000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK.

She said: "I have campaigned for years, it has helped me deal with the whole thing in a way.

"People get oit because it is reall and raw. I am just trying to make a difference to others. I really really want to support more people so I can help them understand the symptoms."

Having been so successful in her campaigning and going through her own health scare, Ms Jabeen decided it was time to focus on a new project, something more permanent and long lasting.

She said: "I thought to myself I need to leave a legacy. It is one thing to do fitness-based fundraisers like climbing mountains, thats a good start.

"But I wanted to share Martin's story and what we'd been through.

"It was the hardest write up I have ever had to do. It cut me up to write it, there were so many tears on the page, I don't know how I got the book done.

"It was like opening my heart up and opening up a raw wound."

The book, which is titled Loved, lived, lost - in sickness and in health, until death do us part, is due to be released on Sunday with an official launch at the Deganwy Quay on Sunday between 2pm and 5pm.

The proceeds from the book will go to Pancreatic Cancer UK.

Ms Jabenn described her husband, Martin, as a fit and healthy man until one day he had a stumble, without falling, and was left unable to walk.

Thinking he had simply torn a ligament he went to the hospital. This began a four year "saga", Ms Jabeen said, if mis-diagnosis' including depression and anxiety and medication.

After a number of years of feeling ill and only being able to eat cereal, they went to the hospital again where he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer.

Originally he was given 11 months to live but after more tests he was found to only have three months. He died just short of that three month prognosis.

Ms Jabeen said: "We need to make people more aware of this because our world just crumbled before us in a matter of weeks."

Pancreatic Cancer UK is calling on the government to set a new ambition to treat all patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 20 days by 2024.

To find out more about the campaign and sign the petition, visit: www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/demandfastertreatment.