Family grieves loss of 'pure soul' after rare flu complication

‘Pure soul’: Aurora family grieves loss of girl, 8, after 'extraordinarily' rare flu complication

What appeared to be an ordinary childhood illness quickly became a medical emergency, as Leanne developed fulminant myocarditis, a severe inflammation of the heart muscle triggered by influenza B

Family grieves loss of 'pure soul' after rare flu complication

After multiple major surgeries, including a 10-hour open-heart operation, little girl died one day after her eighth birthday