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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

Mel is home 18 April 2025

Mel is back from Spain. She is still in a bit of pain and a bit uncomfortable but this surgery can take a while to recover from. We would love to thank you all for your ongoing support and truly means the world to us.

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