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Why Mermaid Girl Was Awesome
Celebrity Buzz It's been a few days, and I'm finally ready to talk about this. Mermaid Girl was a personal hero of mine. She was so brave, funny, and inspiring. Mermaid Girl was in one word: awesome.
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Video: RIP Mermaid Girl
This is seriously devastating. Anyone who has seen her TLC special knows just how amazing little Shiloh Pepin was. She was an inspiration to us all. I can't believe this. I really can't believe this.
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Video: The Little Mermaid Disease
Shiloh has sirenomelia, which means her legs were fused together before birth and she has no genitalia or uterus. It's an incredibly rare disease, and it's incredibly rare for someone with it to live this long, but Shiloh is rowdy, funny and sweet, and her surgeries have been successful. Now her parents are divided over whether to get her legs separated.
