Shiloh Pepin known as the Little Mermaid girl,dies at the age of 10

Shiloh Pepin Little Mermaid Girl dies at age 10

Shiloh Pepin, who gained fame as the little Mermaid Girl, died yesterday at Maine Medical Center, Friday October 23rd, at the age of 10. She was called the Mermaid Girl because she was born with a rare condition that left her legs fused together.

It is called the mermaid syndrome” or sirenomelia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirenomelia

Shiloh’s story  touched the nation since the release of a special documentary about her.She passed away at the age of 10. Recently, she appeared in two TV specials on TLC and on “Oprah”Sept. 22.

The AP is reporting that Shiloh’s mother, Leslie, said earlier this month Shiloh came down with a cold that quickly turned to pneumonia. She was rushed to Maine Medical Center on Oct. 10. As bacteria swept through her body the doctors quickly placed Shiloh on antibiotics and a ventilator.

Despite medicine and the ventilator she was strapped to, she didn’t pull through.

Shiloh was only predicted at her birth to survive but a few days. Doctors gave no hope to her mother, but 10 years later Shiloh beat all the odds. Her mother commented about her daughter “She was a tough little thing”.

It is very rare for someone to survive as long as Shiloh did.

Shiloh had become an inspiration for many as she faced her disease with a very upbeat,well-adjusted manner.

She will be missed, but she will never be forgotten.