On three separate occasions doctors told Georgina Hurst's parents that their daughter might lose her fight for life after she suffered terrible injuries in an horrific car crash.

But tomorrow the plucky 28-year-old will hold a party to say a big 'thank you' to all her friends, family and members of the emergency services who helped her miraculous recovery.

The former paramedic from Bingley spent seven weeks in the intensive care unit of St James's Hospital in Leeds following her horror smash in Keighley three years ago.

Even when she was taken off the life support machine, Georgie spent another three months in a 'halo' head brace and straitjacket while her broken neck healed.

She has already met firefighters from Keighley who helped out on the day of the crash, and paramedics Ray Graham and Tony Holmes who organised the reunion. Tomorrow more than 100 guests, including her mother Heather, 54, father Bill, 54, and brother James, 26, will celebrate at a party at Salem Rugby Club in Heaton.

Mum Heather said: "Geor-gie's school friends have been absolutely amazing. They've all kept in touch, as have both sides of our family, the emergency services and everybody at Jimmy's hospital.

"It's just Georgie's way of saying thank you to everyone who has helped her recover."

Georgie, who is now confined to a wheelchair, was a paramedic herself working for the Merseyside Regional Ambulance Service when the accident occured on a bank holiday Monday in 1998. She was a passenger in a Volkswagen Golf which was in collision with a Vauxhall Nova in Harden Road, Long Lee.

Firefighters had to cut away the car from Georgina before she could be carefully stretchered to a waiting ambulance and taken to Airedale General Hospital in Steeton.

Her mum said: "Nobody knew that Georgie had a broken neck. She also suffered brain stem damage which has affected her speech. She's really gone through it these last three years, but she just dusted herself off and started again."