A North Carolina woman admitted on Thursday to faking a cancer diagnosis in a last ditch attempt to stop her husband from leaving.

Amy Elissa Hammer, 30, was arrested by police in Randolph County for committing fraud in relation to the twisted scheme.

She even sold t-shirts to raise money for non-existent treatment.

Hammer admitted to WGHP that she falsely told her husband and children that she’d been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia – a common form of blood cancer – to force him to stay in their failing marriage.

‘When he said he was going to leave me, it was an impulsive thing,’ Hammer told the station.

‘We've been together so long, I was scared, terrified. That's my three kids, my husband that I've known for so long. So it was an impulsive thing and it snowballed.’

Mother-of-three Amy Hammer says she lied to her family about having cancer in order to save her crumbling marriage

To solidify the lie, the mother-of-three set up a Facebook page called ‘Amy’s Promise’ documenting her journey through the fake illness and advertising fundraising to unlawfully dupe donors out of cash.

‘I have to deal with what I've done and that I hate myself,’ Hammer continued. ‘But I am sorry, I have to live with this. What I have done has hurt a lot of people, a lot.’

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the scheme last month, after a tip from an anonymous source claiming that Hammer was ‘fraudulently’ pretending to have cancer.

Authorities later learned that she had be selling t-shirts under the pretense that any profit made would be going towards her medical bills, which didn’t existent.

Last month the Trinity Wesleyan Church in Seagrove announced they’d be cancelling a fundraiser they’d organized for Hammer, after learning of the police’s investigation.

‘Amy was not honest about having cancer and has been under investigation from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office,’ the church said in a Facebook post on March 20.

‘We have met with the detectives about the situation and we are assisting in any way needed.’

To back the lie up, the shamed mother-of-three set up a Facebook page called ‘Amy’s Promise’ documenting the journey of her fake illness. she later used to page to sell t-shirt to raise funds for 'medical treatment'

Last month the Trinity Wesleyan Church in Seagrove announced they’d be cancelling a fundraiser that they’d organized for Amy

Organizers at the church had been fundraising alongside several local businesses to secure donations of items and services for a raffle in Hammer’s honor.

Caroline Staley, an employee of Transitions Salon and Spa, a business that agreed to sponsor the fundraiser, said employees were stunned to learn of reasons behind the event’s cancellation.

‘We’re just surprised by it, shocked by it. It’s bad for this community that someone would do that. You can’t trust people, and it makes us not want to donate because of people like that,’ she told WGHP.

Hammer has pledged to return all funds back to the donors of her various counterfeit fundraisers, though a specific amount of what she raised has not been released.

Organizers at the church (pictured) had been fundraising alongside several local businesses to secure donations of items and services for a raffle in Hammer’s honor

She decided to speak out about the investigation in order to clear up misinformation and questions being asked of the family online.

‘Assumptions are like rumors. They just keep spreading and spreading, and I have three kids. What I've done to my children is awful, and I have to live with that. I am trying to shelter my kids right now,’ she said.

Hammer faces a number of charges, including obtaining property by false pretense. Her bond has been set at $2,000.

Police say they are working to recover any unaccounted for donations from alleged victims and determine who directly or indirectly contributed to the scheme.