Shiloh Pepin, 'Mermaid Girl,' Dies at 10
Shiloh Pepin, nicknamed "Mermaid Girl," died yesterday at 10. She suffered from a rare genetic condition called sirenomela, which caused her legs to be fused together, like a mermaid's tail. She defied doctors' expectations by living beyond a few days, and she was recently on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about her life and how happy she was, despite the inhibiting condition.
Shiloh Pepin died yesterday. (mapiles.com)
The lively fifth grader died in a hospital in Maine, where she had been in intensive care for a week because of a septic infection. It was the second time the infection had plagued her body, and her mother said in an interview that she thought her daughter had decided it was time to go.
Her mother Leslie told Seacoast Online today: “She allows us to live our lives with a legacy of love and hope. I want to do her proud.”
Shiloh Pepin died yesterday. (mapiles.com)The lively fifth grader died in a hospital in Maine, where she had been in intensive care for a week because of a septic infection. It was the second time the infection had plagued her body, and her mother said in an interview that she thought her daughter had decided it was time to go.
Her mother Leslie told Seacoast Online today: “She allows us to live our lives with a legacy of love and hope. I want to do her proud.”
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