PCDH19-related epilepsy, a rare syndrome “characterized by brief clusters of febrile and afebrile seizures with onset primarily before the age of three years, cognitive impairment,
Autistic traits, and behavioral abnormalities,” was identified during Mia-Ann’s inquest. After a nephew drowned but “still has a heartbeat and has fight in him,”
Surfer Bethany Hamilton asks her followers for assistance. According to Wales Online, she had not had a seizure for two years before to her death.
According to testimony given at the inquest, Mia-Ann’s mother had years of experience managing close relatives who experienced seizures.
However, the source said that she didn’t think her daughter was in danger of having one in the last minutes before she passed away.