To help fend off the side-effects of her Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Millie Hardiman needs to travel to Germany for specialist surgery. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTravelling to Germany for a life-changing surgery could be the last chance for a Dunedin woman to stop surviving and start living. Millie Hardiman (20) has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare genetic connective tissue disorder which affects every part of her body. To help afford the surgery, she was trying to access her KiwiSaver funds and had remortgaged her home. It was ‘‘definitely not the right time’’ to be travelling internationally, however, her daughter needed the surgery as soon as possible.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 31, 2021 16:32 UTC