A woman who is confined to her bed has been fitted with a new 'halo' brace which is keeping her alive - but she's still desperate to raise £100,000 by October for lifesaving surgery.
Melanie Hartshorn suffers from a genetic condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) which causes her skull to dislocate from her neck and spine. It has left the 32-year-old unable to sit up and has resulted in her spending most of her life lying down.
Melanie is currently being kept alive by a surgical halo vest which she wears 24 hours a day. The brace was broken for three months and the smallest of movements caused her to stop breathing, have seizures and suffer from nausea.
