16-year-old girl dies from a rare condition after a hairball is found inside her stomach
She reportedly sucked and chewed on her hair, causing fatal abdominal problems
She reportedly sucked and chewed on her hair, causing fatal abdominal problems
For Jasmine Beever of Skegness, England, what could have been a trivial habit for any teen, sucking on her hair, proved deadly. On September 7, the 16-year-old college student collapsed suddenly at Lincolnshire Regional College, where she was later rushed to a nearby hospital and died soon after, reports.
According to medical investigations, Beever died of peritonitis, which is the inflammation of the abdominal wall, reports. Doctors found that Beever바카라 게임 웹사이트s habit of chewing and sucking on her own hair had caused a hairball to form inside of her stomach. It led an infection in her abdomen and damaged vital organs.
Her friend Billie-Jo Ashwell has since started a to help Beever바카라 게임 웹사이트s family deal with their loss. In the page, Ashwell said she wants to raise funds because Beever바카라 게임 웹사이트s grandfather also died just days prior to her friend바카라 게임 웹사이트s passing.
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Ashwell described her friend as a 바카라 게임 웹사이트wonderful, caring girl바카라 게임 웹사이트 who had a 바카라 게임 웹사이트real zest for life,바카라 게임 웹사이트 adding that Beaver바카라 게임 웹사이트s life motto was 바카라 게임 웹사이트sometimes one act of kindness is all it takes to give someone hope again.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Ashwell바카라 게임 웹사이트s mother Donna M. Marshall has also stepped up to help Beever바카라 게임 웹사이트s family and clarify a few misconceptions on her Facebook page. Hair eating, or sucking, can often be linked to trichotillomania, or 바카라 게임 웹사이트Rapunzel Syndrome,바카라 게임 웹사이트 which is a mental health condition that leads people to pull out their hair. However, Marshall said Beever바카라 게임 웹사이트s habit of swallowing her hair was accidental, and not meant to cause intentional harm to herself.
Ashwell and Beever attended Skegness Academy together up until last year. Their principal, Jo Edwards, spoke to Lincolnshire Live in remembrance of her former student. "The Academy community were shocked and stunned to learn on Friday of the death of Jasmine Beever," Edwards said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this difficult time. We will remember her as a friendly, positive, caring and lively girl who brought a smile to everyone바카라 게임 웹사이트s face."