A woman who has spent the majority of her life lying down could die if she doesn't raise almost £78,000 in six weeks so she can undergo vital surgery.
Melanie Hartshorn suffers from a genetic condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) which causes her skull to dislocate from her neck and spine. The 32-year-old struggles to sit up and spends most of her time confined to her bed.
She is currently being kept alive by a surgical halo vest which she wears 24 hours a day. However it's only a short term solution and she needs to raise a total of £100,000 for a major operation which will fuse her neck to her spine.
