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Extra: 'Mermaid Girl' Shiloh Pepin Dies
Dlisted - Be Very Afraid: Shiloh Pepin Has Passed Away
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Gah. Now I'm crying again. This day sucks. RT @ohMariana: Shiloh Pepin- "mermaid girl" -died over the wknd http://bit.ly/21WXOl 10/26/2009 |
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Just read that Shiloh Pepin- "mermaid girl" as seen on Oprah -died over the wknd :( She seemed like such a sweet girl! http://bit.ly/21WXOl 10/26/2009 |
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Saddened by the news of Mermaid Girl... http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jBDqrjy7pPf1dhPsJM3lqa7Z6l8wD9BHI32G0 :( 10/26/2009 |
'Mermaid Girl' Shiloh Pepin Dies
Extra —
... Maine Medical Center spokesman John Lamb said Shiloh died at the hospital Friday afternoon, the AP reports. She had been hospitalized in critical condition since last week.
Shiloh was born with sirenomelia, a condition where her legs were fused from the waist down. The condition is about as rare as conjoined twins and is usually fatal within a day or two of birth.
Last month, ...
Shiloh Pepin Has Passed Away
Dlisted - Be Very Afraid —
This is just the saddest. Shiloh Pepin, who was born with a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," swam off to the big ocean in the sky yesterday afternoon. Shiloh was only 10 years-old.
The Associated Press says Shiloh checked into the Maine Medical Center last week and was hospitalized in critical condition.
Shiloh was born with both of her legs fused together. Shiloh had no colon or genital organs, and only one partially working kidney. Usually, children born with sirenomelia get their legs surgically separated, but Shiloh ...
R.I.P.
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton —
Shiloh Pepin, known to the public as "Mermaid Girl", passed away this weekend in Portland, Oregon.
She was only 10-years-old.
So sad.
Pepin was born with a condition called sirenomelia, in which she was born with her legs fused together with no lower colon, genital organs and only one working kidney.
Shiloh, who doctors believed would only live for a few days after her birth, had become a media darling in recent years, appearing on both TLC and The Oprah Winfrey Show, explaining the trials ...
RIP: Shiloh Pepin, “Mermaid Girl”
The Frisky —
... with a rare condition commonly known as “mermaid syndrome,” passed away this weekend. I first learned about Shiloh by watching a special on Discovery Health about her life and was blown away by her spirit. Her condition, “sirenomelia,” caused her to be born with her legs fused together—she had no colon or genital organs and only one partially working kidney. Still, Shiloh was full of life and never seemed to feel sorry for herself, despite her daily struggles. May she rest in peace. [ AP ]
