An eight-year-old girl died of sepsis after being sent home twice by her GP. Now her parents are speaking out about the tragedy for the first time in the hope of raising awareness in her honour.
On December 5, 2022, Mia Glynn started complaining to her parents about a sore throat. The couple – from Staffordshire, England – took her to the doctor three days later when her symptoms escalated and she developed a fever, severe headache and vomiting.
The GP told Mia’s parents, Soron and Katie Glynn, to give her fluids and Tylenol and sent them home.
A few hours later, Mia’s symptoms worsened and her parents returned to the GP. This time they were told the hospital was full and should go home, prescribed antibiotics for their daughter and told them to keep giving her fluids.
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Mia Glynn.
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Soron, 39, said he began to panic after Mia woke up early the next morning with blue lips. She also developed rashes on her arms and legs overnight, so they quickly called an ambulance.
“I told the emergency lady [Mia] it will be fine, but they said they were doing everything they could and that’s when I knew,” he recalled, according to the BBC.
“Shortly after that they started doing CPR,” added Katie, 37.
After arriving at the hospital, Mia received intravenous antibiotics and fluids. However, it was suspected that she went into septic shock and suffered a cardiac arrest. Doctors tried to resuscitate her for 20 minutes before she died.
The cause of Mia’s death was determined to be sepsis caused by a Strep A infection.
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Mia Glynn.
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“We will never get over the pain of losing Mia, especially the way we are. Our hearts have been aching every second since Mia’s heart stopped,” Katie said. “But we will always make sure to remember Mia in the most special way.”
“Seeing Mia in her last moments was horrible,” Soron added. “We feel so blessed that she was our daughter, but absolutely devastated that Mia was taken from us so soon.”
The parents have now hired lawyers to investigate Mia’s care, claiming medical negligence.
Katie and Soron have also dedicated their time to raising awareness about sepsis. They did this by establishing a charity, aiM, to help families going through similar situations.
“The incredible and excruciating pain we feel is inexplicable and unimaginable,” Katie told the BBC. “Our beautiful healthy girl was the happiest, smartest, most caring girl who smiled, danced, brought joy and love to everyone she met. ”
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