TikTok star Harrison Gilks tragically dies aged 18 as brother says 'thank you' to fans
06.04.2023 - 02:27
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TikTok star Harrison Gilks has died after winning a legion of fans on the TikTok social media app. The Canadian teenager died "peacefully" with his mum, dad and brother by his side on March 30 after landing tens of thousands of subscribers as he attempted to tick off his bucket list. The teen bravely fought a rare form of soft tissue cancer after his diagnosis in November 2020.
In a video posted last July, he said: "This isn't the normal type of stuff I post, but I found out today that I have terminal cancer. I was cancer-free for a little bit, but unfortunately, it came back. The reason I'm making this and putting it out there is because I'd like to make a little series.
READ MORE Prince George handed central role by King Charles for coronation"I'm gonna go out and do a bunch of stuff that I've always wanted to do, maybe skydiving, stuff along those lines. " But in his final video shared on March 21, Harrison said: "It's really hard to breathe. The doctors said I don't have a whole lot of time left.
"I'll be in the hospital for the remainder of whatever time I have left. It's obviously very upsetting. I wish there was something that you guys could do, or I could do, or the doctors could do - but there isn't.
This is just the way it goes. The best thing you guys can do is pray for me. I've been doing a lot of praying.
Pray for me and my family. It's been a great ride. "His brother David has now announced "I'm making this video because Harrison sadly passed away a few hours ago.
He was not in pain when he passed away and he was with his family. I just wanted to come on here and say thank you to everybody around the world for their support and encouragement. "It really did mean a lot to him.
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