IT'S IMPOSSIBLE to imagine what mum Nicole Thompson and her devoted family are going through.

To be given the news that your heart is failing is difficult enough to cope with.

But add three young children – including a nine-month-old baby – to the scenario and it takes on an even more tragic perspective.

Whilst the current prospects may not be particularly good for Nicole, clearly she has an incredible support network around her.

Relations and friends are busy fundraising so that in whatever time they do have together, she and her children can create very special memories.

Already, over £800 has been coined-in online and fundraising events are in the pipeline.

Surely there is little doubt the relatively modest £3,000 target will be achieved.

And despite the trauma of the situation, there is an underlying determination to remain positive.

No one can predict what will happen.

Nicole's lifeline would be a transplant, but at the moment she's too ill for surgery to even be contemplated.

However, our wonderful health services are the best in the world and she couldn't be in more capable hands.

Everyone is rooting for you, Nicole.