YOU only live once.

And fun-loving Jo Williams proved she knew how to make the most of that one life after she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer.

Jo first found out she had the disease aged just 35 and died on March 2, at the age of 42, after her long battle with the disease.

But not before she had travelled the world, skydived, run half marathons and organised her own wedding in two days.

Husband David Williams said Jo made cancer fit around her plans.

Now he is fundraising for the charity they started together, YOLO Jo’s.

The couple met a year after Jo was diagnosed, while she was working at Littlewoods in Speke booking models for photo shoots.

Graphic designer David said: “She was the life and soul. We went to New Zealand for New Year’s Eve and a six week holiday at the start of 2013, where we got engaged.

“When we got back we found out she needed more treatment and her hair was going to fall out. So we got married - we had two days to organise it all.”

The pair had a reception at Bistro Pierre in Stockton Heath.

David remembered: “It was a lovely day, we just wanted to get on with it.

“Jo was open about it all, she wanted to make other people aware of cancer so it didn’t happen to them.

“She sent a monthly ‘boob day’ reminder out to her friends asking them to to check themselves.

“She confronted it head on. Her life wasn’t about having cancer. It was about having a good life.

“They called her miracle girl at the hospital – she was only five foot nothing but she just got on with the treatment.

“She was a runner until she got re-diagnosed. She did a half marathon while she had cancer and she didn’t even realise.”

When the couple received the news that cancer had spread to Jo’s liver, they decided to make the most of the time they had left together by travelling around Europe in their campervan, following the Tour de France, watching the Moto Grand Prix in Italy, having afternoon tea at Claridge’s Hotel in London and taking as many other trips as they could.

The pair also began fundraising for the Marina Dalglish Appeal and launched their own annual 24 hour squash tournament, before planning to start their own charity.

YOLO Jo’s was founded in January, less than two months before Jo died at her home in Stockton Heath with David by her side.

Around 500 people came to her funeral at St John’s Church in Walton

“Her friend said even though cancer took Jo’s life, it also saved her life. It gave her the strength to get on with what she wanted to do,” added David.

He has now vowed to continue the charity’s work, organising bucket-list experiences and trips for people with terminal cancer.

David said: “Jo always did her own speech at the squashathon and I’ve got to it for her this weekend. It will be tough but the charity keeps me focused.

“Jo was always a tough girl. She battled hard and really made the most of life. That’s the spirit of the name You Only Live Once.”

To donate visit justgiving.com/fundraising/Squashathon-Jo and for more information visit facebook.com/YoloJosCharity.