The family and friends of a woman who died of a cancerous brain tumour have put up a special Christmas lights display to raise money in her memory.

On New Year's day, mother-of-five Krysia Davies from Penryn starting having headaches at work which soon developed into a seizure.

Seventeen days later she had surgery to remove a brain tumour, and everything seemed well after a strong recovery.

For the next six months, Krysia underwent chemotherapy. Then, on September 1, she was told that the tumour was back.

Her daughter Kerra Harris spoke to the Packet about how her mum loved Christmas and how her final moments were spent preparing for the holiday.

Kerra said: "The last six weeks of her being in bed, all she did was online shop. She was really excited about the lights, sadly she didn't get the chance to see them. She would have loved them."

Now, family friends Ali and Paul Richards are helping Kerra and her brother Paddy raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity, hoping to spread awareness of symptoms and secure funding for research into the disease.

Kerra said: "When we said we wanted to do it for The Brain Tumour Charity she was so excited. The last weeks of her life she said she wanted to go outside and put up the lights."

Her brother Paddy wanted to make sure that more people were aware of the symptoms of brain tumours, encouraging them to seek medical intervention early.

He said: "It's not just old people that it happens to, it's young people too."

They have created a unique display at 12 Greenwood Road in Penryn, where Ali and Paul live, with a functioning model railway and a projected moving image of Father Christmas in the window.

There is a collection box outside the house for anyone who wants to donate to the charity in memory of Krysia.

Ali and Paul are also taking donations online to go towards The Brain Tumour Charity, and donations can be made directly to the charity's Facebook page: facebook.com/thebraintumourcharity.

A funeral for Krysia's family and friends will be held today.