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By Aleisha Scott
image captionJessica Diamond needs help to get dressed and cannot brush her hair or teeth
A woman who cannot lift her head can look forward to the future after an urgent appeal raised more than £100,000 for surgery in Spain.
Jessica Diamond, 23, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, spends much of her time lying down in a darkened room.
Due to spinal conditions, her neck cannot support the weight of her own head resulting in severe pain, headaches, blurred vision and tinnitus.
Miss Diamond said she was like an overgrown version of a baby .
She has two conditions of the spine called craniocervical instability and atlanto-axial instability, which cause brain stem compression and dislocation of joints.
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The word is out about “Food for Love.”
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