A Northumberland woman with a rare condition has left hospital following major surgery which she hopes will save her life.
Melanie Hartshorn suffers from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), which causes her skull to dislocate from her neck and spine. As a result, the 33-year-old, from Cramlington, has spent the majority of her life lying down.
Less than two weeks ago, she underwent the second part of a risky operation to fuse her neck to her spine. The surgery, which is not available on the NHS, was carried out in Barcelona, Spain.
