Chance to live a normal life
Mel deserves to live a normal life please help her to do this
Dunedin, Otago
Our daughter, Mel King, (28) went to Germany for life saving surgery in September last year. Unfortunately as a result of the underlying condition Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome she has developed new compressions including May Thurner and neurogenic MALS and other underlying problems.
This does not mean the Germany surgery was unsuccessful. As a result we need to get her overseas for surgery. In September we will be taking her to Spain to get these new compressions fixed.
She is down to just 39kg, can’t eat very much at all and has no energy to do anything. She is suffering from debilitating symptoms and severe malnutrition.
A former fitness instructor, she is now just a shadow of her former self. Unable to work and live a normal life. It is very expensive but we want our daughter back. Please help us get her there. Any donation would be a massive help!
See our old Givealittle page here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/please-help-our-daughter-to-eat-and-drink-again
Cheryl King's involvement (page creator)
Mel is our youngest of two daughters.
Use of funds
The money will be spent on surgery, flights and accomodation.
If we do not raise all the money, any money will be used to help with the cost of the surgery.
Thank you
Latest update
On the slow road to recovery 1 September 2024
Mel had surgery in Spain on Thursday. The Drs said it was a very hard and a very long surgery but now we are on the other side! She can already take deep breaths with no pain for the first time in a few years.
Now we slowly train her body to eat and drink again. As the psychologist says, it’s like moving from driving on the motorway to using the side road.
We are so very grateful to all of the amazing people that have helped us to get here and to the amazing team in Spain. It truly has given Mel a chance at life 3.0
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