Samatha Smith (32 de ani), din Manchester, suferă de Sindromul Ehlers Danlos, care îi slăbește țesuturile de legătură ale corpului și îi provoacă dureri uriașe, dislocări și palpitații.
Femeia a strâns aproximativ 180.000 de lire din cele 250.000 necesare pentru a plăti o operație care îi poate salva viața, în SUA. Ea susține că da în cazul în care nu va reuși să strângă banii își va pierde „șansa de a supraviețuii”.
Operația ei este programată pe data de 25 ianuarie, într-un spital din Arizona.
„Trebuie să strâng donații pentru propria mea viață și pentru copiii mei, care au nevoie disperată de o mamă. Am dureri constante în zona gâtului, capului și în șira spinării (…)”, a spus Samantha.
Fizioterapeutul care a avut grijă de Samantha susține că tânăra mamă mai are doar puțin timp de trăit.
Samantha a fost diagnosticată cu boala cruntă în luna ianuarie 2017, doctorii descoperind șocați că greutatea capului îi zdrobește vertebrele de la gât. Peste alte câteva săptămâni, ea avea să fie diagnosticată și cu Instabilitate Cranio-cerebrală (ICC), o boală legată de Sindromul Ehlers Danlos.
În septembrie, ea a mai fost supusă altor două operații care, din nefericire, n-au dat niciun rezultat.
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