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Mermaid Girl
'Mermaid Girl' born with legs fused together
By Megan Levy
Last Updated: 2:29AM GMT 05/03/2008
An eight-year-old girl has stunned doctors in the United States after surviving more than 150 surgeries for a rare medical condition which caused her legs to fuse together.
Shiloh Pepin, known as the Mermaid Girl, was not expected to survive after she was born without many of her internal organs, including her bladder, large intestine, rectum and a large section of her kidney.
Only three people in the world are known to have suffered the rare congenital condition sirenomelia, also known as Mermaid Syndrome because the sufferer's legs fuse together in the womb.
The cause is still a mystery, but doctors believe the organs do not form properly because the circulatory system does not develop before birth.
Shiloh had her first kidney transplant when she was two years old. This was followed by a second transplant in August last year, and many other operations to reconstruct her organs.
But despite her obvious hardship, the courageous little girl is determined to live a normal life.
She has become a well-known personality in her home town of Kennebunkport, Maine, where one of her favourite activities is to go bowling.
She has also taken ballet classes and participated in a rehearsal for a dance recital, during which she sat and swayed on the stage
Shiloh is aware of the medical challenges she has overcome. "When I was about two I had my first kidney transplant," she told ABC News in the US.
Dr Matthew Hand, a kidney specialist at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, said it was possible to surgically separate Shiloh's legs - but Shiloh is not enthusiastic.
"Dr. Matt asked me if I wanted to get my legs separated, and I said no. I said, better just deal with it and stick with the 'no' answer," Shiloh said.
Leslie and Elmer Pepin, Shiloh's parents, said every day with Shiloh was a gift.
"We've always understood that she's supposed to be here," Mrs Pepin said. "When nobody else has believed it, we believed it, because it's just the way she is."
The family has launched a website, Shilohbenefit.com, which accepts donations to help cover the expenses of Shiloh's medical costs.
By Megan Levy
Last Updated: 2:29AM GMT 05/03/2008
An eight-year-old girl has stunned doctors in the United States after surviving more than 150 surgeries for a rare medical condition which caused her legs to fuse together.
Shiloh Pepin, known as the Mermaid Girl, was not expected to survive after she was born without many of her internal organs, including her bladder, large intestine, rectum and a large section of her kidney.
Only three people in the world are known to have suffered the rare congenital condition sirenomelia, also known as Mermaid Syndrome because the sufferer's legs fuse together in the womb.
The cause is still a mystery, but doctors believe the organs do not form properly because the circulatory system does not develop before birth.
Shiloh had her first kidney transplant when she was two years old. This was followed by a second transplant in August last year, and many other operations to reconstruct her organs.
But despite her obvious hardship, the courageous little girl is determined to live a normal life.
She has become a well-known personality in her home town of Kennebunkport, Maine, where one of her favourite activities is to go bowling.
She has also taken ballet classes and participated in a rehearsal for a dance recital, during which she sat and swayed on the stage
Shiloh is aware of the medical challenges she has overcome. "When I was about two I had my first kidney transplant," she told ABC News in the US.
Dr Matthew Hand, a kidney specialist at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, said it was possible to surgically separate Shiloh's legs - but Shiloh is not enthusiastic.
"Dr. Matt asked me if I wanted to get my legs separated, and I said no. I said, better just deal with it and stick with the 'no' answer," Shiloh said.
Leslie and Elmer Pepin, Shiloh's parents, said every day with Shiloh was a gift.
"We've always understood that she's supposed to be here," Mrs Pepin said. "When nobody else has believed it, we believed it, because it's just the way she is."
The family has launched a website, Shilohbenefit.com, which accepts donations to help cover the expenses of Shiloh's medical costs.
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