These are the loving words of York brothers Ben and Jack Neal whose mum Mandy is facing the amputation of her hands and feet after being struck down by a devastating infection over New Year.
Heworth grandma-of-two Mandy, 61, who has worked as a waitress at Bettys in York for almost 30 years, is in intensive care at York Hospital awaiting surgery after suddenly taking ill at New Year.
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