Sad News of the Day: Kathleen Edward, the Trenton, Michigan, girl who endured indefensible bullying at the hands of a neighbor, passed away last night of pneumonia following a hard-fought bout with Huntington&rsquo;s Disease. She was 9 years old.
&quot;Kathleen far exceeded our expectations of survival. She&rsquo;s the strongest little girl I ever met in my entire life, and she didn&rsquo;t quit fighting,&quot; said a family friend. &quot;Now she gets to go into the arms of her mother, Laura.&quot;
Kathleen&amp;#8217;s mom also died of Huntington&amp;#8217;s when she was just 24.
The story of Kathleen and her hardship landed on the front page of many media outlets after it was revealed that she was the victim of merciless taunting by a neighbor.
Jennifer Petkov reportedly posted an image of a skull and crossbones on Facebook underneath a photo of Kathleen. It