A mum whose rare spine condition could "internally decapitate" her at any moment has been given £130,000 by a mystery donor to undergo life-saving surgery.
Rachel Pighills, 35, had been trying to raise enough money for pioneering treatment in Spain after she was left with a neck injury. Wales Online reports that she had been moving into a new house when she struck her head on a ceiling fan while stood on a bed in August 2018, causing horrific injuries.
The freak accident left her with what's called 'atlanto axial instability and basilar invagination', where her brain is sinking into her spine and her skull is sliding down onto her neck. It has left her unable to turn her head in a certain direction as, each time she does, her spine partially dislocates and increases her risk of paralysis or death.
