Unfortunately, despite aggressive efforts, Sydney was pronounced dead.
On Friday, Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood revealed Sydney’s cause of death was due to complications of “chronic primary adrenalitis in the setting of multiple infections, including Strep and Enterovirus.”
“Little Weston also had duodenitis (inflammation in the first part of your small intestine) and thyroiditis (a general term for thyroid gland inflammation),” the coroner said in their statement.
According to Harwood, this suggests Sydney had an “underlying autoimmune disorder.”
In Sydney’s obituary she was remembered for her “infectious joy and vigorous love for life.”
