NEW CASTLE, PA. — A small-town community in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania is dealing with a huge loss.
Sophia Daugherty, 9, a fifth-grader at Laurel Elementary School, died Wednesday from complications of Type 1 diabetes.
The girl was hospitalized at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh with brain trauma and a herniated brain stem, according to updates on the You’re in Spartan Country Facebook Page.
Her family said she suffered an extreme blood sugar drop during a sleepover last weekend and was found unresponsive Sunday morning.
Sophia was declared brain dead Wednesday afternoon and her organs donated to other children, according to Keri Jackson Daugherty.
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Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday in New Castle.