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==Illness== Emily contracted mumps in 1987 at the age of six, developing [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] as a result, although it would be nine years until she received a diagnosis of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis|ME]] in 1996. By this time she had become wheelchair-bound and her education had suffered as a result.<ref>[http://www.meassociation.org.uk/2012/03/emily-collingridge-1981-2012-such-a-short-life-such-a-huge-legacy/ ME Association - Emily Collingridge, 1981-2012: such a short life, such a huge legacy]</ref> Despite her compromised health, she started a job as the Public Relations and Fundraising Manager for the [[Association of Young People with ME]] (AYME). She then worked as a project adviser for several other charities. Emily's teens were painfully restricted and her twenties destroyed by her disease. She suffered greatly and came close to dying on more than one occasion. Emily suffered greatly from sensory stimulation which left her with surging pain, on the verge of vomiting, struggling with each breath. She could not be touched to be washed, was unable to raise her head and could not be lifted from her bed. Emily could not look out a window, watch television or listen to music. Although on a cocktail of medications, her suffering was incomprehensible. She suffered transient paralysis and at times she was blind and mute. Emotionally she was in fear of a medical crisis that would drive her to the hospital. Unsuitable hospital environments, with lights, sound and other stimulation contributed to her relapse in 2009/10.<ref>[http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2011/05/28/me-awareness-emily-collingridges-appeal ME Awareness: Emily Collingridge’s appeal]</ref> ===Death=== Emily died in hospital in 2012.<ref name=":0" /> An inquest into her death recorded a narrative verdict, stating the cause of death as "respiratory arrest in an individual with clinically diagnosed ME due to the possible side effects of prescription drugs and aspiration of gastric contents."
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