HER doctor said don’t go and she knows she might lose her fingers, but Debbie Clayton is heading for the mountain anyway.

The 45-year-old is going to scale Africa’s Mt Kilimanjaro in September despite a recent diagnosis with Raynaud’s phenomenon.

Her illness means she has poor blood supply to her fingers.

A trip to Tesco’s frozen food aisle turned each digit totally white.

The night-time temperatures on the mountaintop can plunge to -20°C, so frostbite is a danger for everyone – but Debbie is especially vulnerable.

“I am worried about losing my fingers but I want to achieve my dreams more,” said the marketing manager at Ceuta Healthcare, Bournemouth.

“And as long as my index fingers are left, I will still be able to type.”

She’ll be doing the climb in aid of the Raynaud’s Association and the group’s founder is lending her some electrically heated gloves.

“I’ll probably be the warmest one up there,” said Debbie, who lives in Littlehampton, Sussex, but is planning to move to Dorset.

She needs to raise £3,500 and is holding a family fun day at the Royal Bath Hotel on Sunday, June 13, with auctions, a barbecue, bouncy castles and more.

Her employer has donated £350 already and you can contribute by searching for her name at the website justgiving.com