A desperate mother is selling all her most valuable possessions to fund surgery to stop her becoming paralysed by a condition which is causing her head to crush her spine.
Kate McGinley, 35, was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndome (EDS) in January which affects the connective tissue between bones, organs, ligaments and skin.
The mother of one from Pontneathvaughn, South Wales, has been left bedbound, forced to walk with a stick and wear a collar, as the condition means she is unable to support the weight of her head which is crushing her neck and spinal cord.
But since surgery for EDS patients is not yet covered by the NHS, Kate has resorted to selling her car, engagement rings and designer handbags in a bid to raise the £35,000 needed to have the operation privately.