text: She hadn't spoken for weeks after her health deteriorated rapidly due to terminal brain cancer. But one day recently, Sara Martin, from Lititz, Pennsylvania, uttered a single word: 'Florida'. Now, the mother-of-three's devoted family is taking her there for what will likely be her final holiday. They leave for Sarasota, south-west Florida, today. Final holiday: Brain cancer sufferer Sara Martin, from Pennsylvania, is being driven to Florida today after she uttered the word 'Florida' following weeks of not speaking. Above, Mrs Martin, center, sits in the rented van her family is taking to Sarasota, alongside her daughters Gretchen, 11, and Carlie, 12, who are staying at home . On her way: Mrs Martin, center, who also has a nine-year-old son, Connor, with her husband Dean, is lifted into the RV that her family is driving to the south-west coastal city. The mom-of-three has not spoken again since . Family: Mrs Martin was diagnosed with aggressive, inoperable brain cancer in 2010. Above, she is pictured with her family in 2013, three years after her diagnosis but more than a year before her health declined this winter . Mrs Martin, 37, who has three children - Carlie, 12, Gretchen, 11, and nine-year-old Connor - with her husband Dean, was diagnosed with an aggressive, inoperable form of brain cancer in 2010. Since her diagnosis, she has taken part in charity runs, gone on holidays and made countless invaluable memories with her family. All the while, she has been well supported by her loved ones. However, Mrs Martin's health declined this winter after she underwent a second round of radiation treatment, prompting her relatives to arrange for her to receive hospice care at her home. Soon, she no longer talked. But during a recent visit, her sister, Amy Martin came up with a new way to try to get her sibling to smile, nod, or say something - offer her the opportunity to go to Florida. 'If you say 'Florida,' I'll get dad to take us,' Amy Martin promised her sister. But she added: 'But you've got to tell me. I've got to know if you really want to go.' Although Mrs Martin, a former physical therapy assistant at Lancaster General Hospital, said nothing for the rest of the day, the next morning she shocked her relatives while she was being dressed. In good spirits: Since her diagnosis, Mrs Martin (right) has taken part in charity runs, gone on holidays and made countless invaluable memories with her family. All the while, she has been supported by her loved ones . Run: The Pennsylvania mother (pictured doing a 5,000-kilometer run with two female friends and her two daughters) saw her health decline this winter after she underwent a second round of radiation treatment . Beautiful: Her family have rented an RV for the 1,000-mile, 18-hour trip to Sarasota, where Mrs Martin, who uses a wheelchair to get around, will be able to relax on her favorite beach: Siesta Key Beach (pictured) As her husband and her mother, Barbara, were tending to her, she suddenly said: 'Florida'. 'We were like, "Oh, no! We have to take her!",' Amy Martin recalled after being told the incredible news. She added: 'There's nothing like sunshine and the beach to make you feel better.' And Mrs Martin's father, Earl, agreed: 'I guess we're going'. Mrs Martin has not spoken again since. Her family have rented an RV for the 1,000-mile, 18-hour trip to Sarasota, where Mrs Martin, who uses a wheelchair to get around, will be able to relax on her favorite beach: Siesta Key Beach . The vehicle will allow her to lie back and sleep comfortable during the lengthy journey, which has been partly funded by kind-hearted donors within her community in Warwick Township. Sisters: Amy Martin (left), was the one who inspired her  sister (right) to speak after telling her: 'If you say 'Florida,' I'll get dad to take us.' She added: 'But you've got to tell me. I've got to know if you really want to go' In better health: Unfortunately, Mrs Martin's children are in school, so are not making the trip to the coastal city. Above, Mrs Martin is pictured with her husband and children in October 2012, two years after her diagnosis . Unfortunately, Mrs Martin's children are in school, so are not making the trip to the coastal city in Sarasota County, where her parents have a vacation house, according to Lancaster Online. Instead, she is traveling with Amy Martin, brother-in-law, John Martin, and family friend, Trina Martin, all of whom hope the trip will give Mrs Martin a 'change of scenery' and an amazing memory. And although Mrs Martin, who used to teach Sunday school at Hammer Creek Mennonite Church, north of Lititz, was told this winter by doctors that she doesn't have long to live, her sister is hopeful. They might have said that, 'but here we are in April,' Amy Martin said. Couple: Mrs Martin, pictured with her husband in 2013, has been told by doctors she doesn't have long to live .
target: Sara Martin, from Lititz, Pa., hadn't spoken for weeks after health declined .
  But one day recently, the dying mother-of-three uttered the word: 'Florida'
  Now, devoted family is driving her there for what will likely be final holiday .
  They are leaving for the city of Sarasota in south-west Florida in RV today .
  Mrs Martin, 37, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer five years ago .
  She is married and has three children; Carlie, 12, Gretchen, 11, Connor, 9 .
  She has not spoken again and has been told she doesn't have long to live .