Sophia Mirza

The Story of Sophia and M.E. By: Criona Wilson (Sophia's Mother) Published By: Invest In ME
Sophia Mirza was the youngest of my four children. As a child she had chicken pox. When she was 17 she was a passenger in two separate car crashes. Shortly afterwards, she was hospitalized with suspected meningitis and was given a lumbar puncture. At 19 she went travelling and working in Africa, before which she had to have multiple vaccinations. Whilst in Africa she had two doses of malaria.

The Inquest into the Death of Sophia Mirza
Summary by: Invest In ME

Today, 13th June 2006, the inquest into the death of Sophia Mirza was held in Brighton Coroners Court, England.

The cause of death was stated as 'The verdict was Acute aneuric renal failure due to dehydration arising as a result of CFS'

Two pathologists could not agree which name to use - CFS, ME or ME/CFS.

In the end it was stated that CFS is a modern word for ME.

This is why CFS was used on the death certificate.

The pathologist also said - 'ME describes inflammation of the spinal cord and muscles. My work supports the inflammation theory. There was inflammation in the basal root ganglia.'

Invest In ME The Inquest in the Death of Sophia Mirza

Late M.E. sufferer Sophia Mirza - News Coverage on itv "Meridian Tonight"
Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Sophia Mirza's Facebook Page
Sophia Mirza (1973–25 November 2005) was a person in the United Kingdom who died as a complication of chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis in the UK). An inquest was conducted to determine her cause of death, with the coroner ultimately recording it as acute renal failure due to dehydration, caused by CFS. Advocacy groups such as Invest in ME and the ME Association say that Mirza's inquest shows that CFS is a neurological illness.

Sophia's Web Site
Sophia's mother created to commemorate her daughter's life, illness and passing.