TikTok star dies at 22 after bone cancer battle as boyfriend posts emotional tribute
12.03.2024 - 14:07
/ ok.co.uk
Young TikTok star Leah Smith, who inspired hundreds of thousands of people by sharing her battle with a rare form of cancer, has sadly passed away at the age of 22, and her boyfriend Andrew shared a moving video tribute as he announced the news of her passing. Leah, from Woolton, Merseyside, was battling Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that affects bones and soft tissues.
This disease mostly impacts children and young adults, with most cases being diagnosed in people aged between 10 and 20. In an emotional video tribute, Andrew confirmed that Leah had sadly passed away on Monday, 11 March, saying: "This is just a message to anyone that's followed Leah or gave her any support or any nice comments.
"I'm sad to say that she passed away today at around 11.30 this morning. I just want to say thank you to everyone. All your comments did help - she did actually read all of them.
Anyone who said anything nice ever - it means more than you realise. "We'll all miss Leah but we'll make sure that we never forget her. I want to see everyone speaking about Leah and how amazing she is and how much she helped everyone.
We'll never let Leah be forgotten." When the news of Leah's death was shared, there was an overwhelming show of support for her family and friends on TikTok. Nearly 50,000 messages were posted under Andrew's video within hours, one of which read: "Rest in peace beautiful, you taught me to be strong even in the darkest of times and you will be in my memory forever, rest easy sweet girl." Leah became a popular TikTok creator after sharing her fight against cancer and updates on her medical care. In 2020, she explained the alarming symptoms she had been experiencing, saying: "I had really bad back pains for 10 months.
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