The Repair Shop guest admits 'I've got months to live' as they share tragic reason for fix

The Repair Shop's Suzie and Steve Fletcher were on hand to assist one woman in restoring an item with great sentimental value. viewers were introduced to Wendy Bray, who brought in an item that once belonged to her mother.

Wendy unveiled her late mother's writing case, reminiscing about the fond memories she had of it from her childhood. She shared that it was a gift from her grandparents to her mum when she left home at 17, though the item had seen better days.

Offering more insight into her mother's life, Wendy revealed that she was a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. She said: "Her job was to take half-decoded messages trying to reverse what the Germans were sending through their enigma machines to find out what the message was."

However, Wendy admitted to Suzie and Steve that her mother had signed the Official Secrets Act, meaning she couldn't discuss her wartime role until the late 1970s, reports .

Wendy continued: "So much love has gone into that, so many letters home were written from that and it seems such a a shame that it's in this state now really."

When asked about her expectations from the experts, Wendy expressed her desire for the item to be restored to how she remembers her mother using it, with the faded colour being revived.

However, Wendy also revealed a poignant reason for wanting the restoration done quickly. She added: "I want to give this to my daughter for my granddaughter.

"I need to do this fairly soon because I've got stage four cancer. So, although it's hard for me to believe, sitting here, probably as hard as it is for you to believe looking at me! I've only got about four or five months left.

"So, I want to do this, so that it's done for her. to be something that I've given my daughter to give to my granddaughter that reminds her not only of me but of her great-granny."

Suzie assured Wendy she'd give it all she had to get the writing case in its former condition. After Wendy had left the workroom, Suzie reflected on how special the item was.

She said: "So Wendy has explained that she unfortunately has limited time that is something that I feel is very brave of her to tell us. With that, it gives me a huge responsibility."

The BBC expert then set to work, disassembling the writing case to rebuild and strengthen it. After spending time in the workshop, it was time for Wendy to see what Suzie had done on her mother's case.

Returning to collect the item with her daughter, she was astounded by the restoration.Wendy was deeply moved, particularly when she opened it up to see Suzie had placed blue paper inside.

Fighting back tears she exclaimed: "Oh that's so lovely! That's so lovely! Oh, what a sweet thing to do, that's really sweet because it always had blue paper in it!"

She expressed her gratitude to Suzie for her work, telling her she also restored memories, which are incredibly important to her.

The Repair Shop is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.