Cramlington's Melanie Hartshorn has made a further desperate plea for funds needed for a life-saving spinal operation - and spoken of her fear that if she can't gather enough money, she thinks she might die before she can rearrange the operation.
Northumberland-based Melanie's bid to raise the last £32,000 she needs for life-saving surgery in Barcelona has become ever-more urgent in recent weeks - as her condition has deteriorated and she is in constant pain. She suffers from Ehler-Danlos syndrome and this genetic condition causes her skull to dislocate from her neck and spine.
She has less than a week to raise the money needed. Without that, she fears her life will hang in the balance.
