Tyne Tees Melanie Hartshorn

A young woman from Cramlington has had surgery to fuse her spine in Spain, but faces £50,000 bill she's fundraising to pay

Melanie Hartshorn from Cramlington, who has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, is now back from Barcelona after having life changing spinal surgery.

A Cramlington woman has been told she needs MORE surgery to fuse her lower spine after a massive pioneering operation to stabilise her neck