A SINGLE mother who was given three months to fundraise for a life-saving operation has seen her campaign dealt a devastating blow by Brexit.

Jessica Kill, 38, who used to live in Redhouse and Cricklade, has Craniocervical instability, a condition where the skull slowly crushes the neck, leading to pain and eventual paralysis.

To stop this happening, Jess needs complex neurosurgery and had to find £150,000 for the specialist op, only available in the USA.

But the sudden drop in the value of sterling after the EU referendum means she needs to raise an additional £17,000 for the surgery or risk running out of time to have the operation.

Jess has also found out she needs a second operation meaning she now has to find a total of £180,000 by the provisional date of her operation on August 10.

She has raised £124,000 in 10 weeks.

Jess said: “It has been a blow.

"We were almost there and then something completely out of our control meant the surgery went up by thousands of dollars.

“My health is deteriorating so my doctor has told me I need to get the operation as soon as possible.

“I was hoping to have the second operation in the UK but I can’t find a surgeon who will do this for me so it must be done in the US.

“I am so grateful for all the support so far, I am focused on fundraising and aiming on getting there by August.”

To donate to Jess’ operation go to www.youcaring.com/jessica-kill-559740#.Vx-5LR0ROUV.facebook