EL PASO, TX. (THECOUNT) — Texas woman, Laura Avila, who made headlines after she suffered brain damage during a plastic surgery procedure in Mexico, has died, according to her family.

Avila’s sister, Angie, shared the sad news on Facebook writing that her sister died Saturday morning around 8:20 a.m.

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“She’s the love of my life and I know she will continue to watch over me and guide me just as she always has,” Angie said in her post. source

In late October, 36-year-old Laura traveled south to Juarez, Mexico for surgery.

According to the family, Laura suffered complications from the injection of anesthesia and was rushed to a nearby hospital where she remained until she was transferred to a hospital in El Paso.