Doctors dismissed 24-year-old's rashes as allergies—then she died

A Welsh family is mourning the loss of a young runner who died after doctors perplexingly diagnosed her symptoms as allergies.

Throughout the summer, 24-year-old Georgia Taylor reported symptoms like rashes, swelling and a mysterious pain in her leg. Shortly after returning home from a trip to Greece, she rapidly deteriorated and was admitted to the hospital.

Taylor, who had no known medical conditions and was healthy enough to run the London Marathon in April, died surrounded by loved ones on Aug. 21. 3

“After it happened, we just couldn’t believe it was real, it was awful. Every morning we wake up and think, ‘how has this happened?’” her parents, Nicola and John, said in a statement to reporters .

In June, Taylor noticed rashes on some of her fingers but assumed it was a react