The Latest Breaking News from Melanie Hartshorn

Cramlington woman with rare condition returns home after major operations in Spain to save her life

Melanie Hartshorn has now returned home after undergoing surgery twice in Barcelona

Chronicle Live · Mar 22, 2023

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Chronicle Live · Feb 24, 2023

Cramlington woman with rare condition leaves hospital following major operation to save her life

Melanie Hartshorn has undergone surgery in Barcelona, Spain, to fuse her neck to her spine

Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2023

Cramlington woman to spend Christmas in Spain after 'very rare complication' after surgery

Melanie Hartshorn needs to undergo the second part of a life-saving operation in Barcelona

Chronicle Live · Nov 30, 2022

Cramlington woman to have second operation in the new year after returning home for Christmas

Melanie travelled to Spain for major surgery at the beginning of October

Chronicle Live · Nov 26, 2022

Cramlington woman kept alive for 18 months by halo leaves hospital without it after operation

Melanie Hartshorn suffers from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) which causes her skull to dislocate from her neck and spine

Chronicle Live · Nov 22, 2022

Cramlington woman spends four-and-a-half weeks in intensive care after first part of operation

Melanie Hartshorn suffers from a genetic condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) which causes her skull to dislocate from her neck and spine.

Chronicle Live · Nov 11, 2022

Cramlington woman who has spent majority of her life lying down comes out of induced coma

Melanie Hartshorn has come out of her coma after she underwent the first part of potentially life-saving surgery in Barcelona

Chronicle Live · Oct 11, 2022

Cramlington woman is set to undergo life-saving surgery - but she still needs to raise more than £15,000

Melanie Hartshorn has a condition which causes her skull to dislocate from her neck and spine

Chronicle Live · Oct 6, 2022

'I won't make it': Melanie Hartshorn's last ditch plea to raise £32,000 in less than a week for lifesaving op

Melanie Hartshorn's condition is worsening - and if she can't undergo surgery in Barcelona next week, she fears she won't make it into 2023.

Chronicle Live · Sep 30, 2022