Melanie

About Melanie

PLEASE DONATE NOW to #MelaniesMissionToLive - a cause created to fund specialised medical transport and world specialist, potentially life-saving spinal and brain surgery for Mel (a 29yr old Newcastle University biology graduate from Cramlington, Northumberland) before its too late!! Due to Mel's complex underlying conditions (EDS and CCI) the surgery is only available in the USA and costs over £150,000!! WE NEED YOUR HELP

11F8F5E7-2AD3-4205-BD1E-E664C4F3B13E — Look who’s turned a corner! Feeling SO much better today now we’ve got on top of the other complications EDS & it’s friends throw into the mix! 🦓 ☀️Sitting up, seizure free, smiling, pain controlled & able to sit in the grounds to feel the sun on my face- it’s […]

Almost 2 weeks Post op from 3rd life saving surgery

1 Feb, 2020 in Uncategorized by Melanie

73B462EE-AE2E-46F8-A3C1-9E0F1CABEFB0 — Hi, Just thought I’d update everyone on the plan! Not long left now, which I’m so grateful about as I’m suffering so much with all these seizures & symptoms. My skull is slipping because, the titanium screws at C1 are BROKEN inside the bone- this wasn’t apparent on earlier scans […]

Surgical plan

16 Jan, 2020 in Uncategorized by Melanie

39BA8078-6363-4ECB-AD49-DF341DA7F67A — 💜 UPDATE💜 Need to raise £20k by January the 20th to cover outstanding costs for surgery and accommodation. NEW CAMPAIGN PAGE IS: gofundme.com/MelaniesMissionToLive Melanie Hartshorn from Cramlington Northumberland is a 30yr old biology graduate whom hit the headlines in the media after graduating in biology on a stretcher. Melanie’s Mission […]

Latest fundraising campaign

9 Jan, 2020 in Fundraiser / Uncategorized by Melanie

So it’s been over 2weeks since my lifesaving surgery to repair my fractured neck fusion and broken screws. They had to place a new skull plate higher up the back of my skull and extend the fusion down to T4 with clamps and screws to get past the broken screws […]