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TikTok star Leah Smith has passed away at the age of 22 following her four-year battle with bone cancer.
The social media star, from Liverpool, amassed more than 506,000 followers after documenting her treatment online.
Leah’s family announced that she passed away yesterday morning from Ewing sarcoma, which is an extremely rare cancer that affects soft tissue and bones.
Last month, Leah revealed in an emotional TikTok that she was “so afraid” to stop treatment after doctors told her it “wasn’t working anymore.”
In an emotional video posted to her page last night, her boyfriend Andrew told his followers that Leah had passed away at 11:30am yesterday.
Leah’s family announced that she passed away yesterday morning from Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.
He said: ‘I just want to thank everyone. All your comments helped. In fact, he read them all.
And anyone who’s ever said something nice means more than you think.
‘We will all miss Leah and will make sure we never forget her. I want to see everyone talking about Leah and how wonderful she is and how much she helped everyone. We will never let Leah be forgotten.
The video has racked up more than seven million views and prompted thousands of fans to leave loving comments.
Fellow TikTok star Katylee Bailey commented: ‘Leah was such a beautiful person inside and out! She will never be forgotten! May she rest in peace.’
TikToker Leuan Jones added: ‘This is so sad, life is so cruel! Rest in peace, lovely lady.’
Meanwhile, a third said: ‘I’ve been a silent follower for years. Wow, I’m so sorry, she rests in beautiful paradise. I hope you’re finally at peace.’
Yesterday, Leah’s mother and best friend Vikki revealed that the star had been moved to a care home at the end of her life and was “very calm”.
TikTok star Leah Smith, who died at the age of 22, with her boyfriend Andrew, who announced her death yesterday
Andrew (pictured with Leah) said: “I want to see everyone talking about Leah and how amazing she is and how much she helped everyone.”
They said: ‘(Leah) looks as beautiful as ever and we are grateful to be able to be at her bedside and hold her hand to comfort her through all of this.’
“Andrew hasn’t abandoned her, he’s been a rock for her throughout this entire journey.”
The mother went on to say that Leah had asked her to keep her followers informed about her condition.
He continued: “We will keep you informed because we know that’s what Leah would want, she shared so much of her journey with you and it’s only fair that we continue to do so on her behalf.”
Leah’s friend wrote in the comments: ‘Forgot to mention that Leah is surrounded by flowers in her room and pictures of me and Ellie and all her memories.
“She’s in such a comfortable, beautiful place.”
Last month, Leah revealed in a heartbreaking TikTok that her doctors had said there was “no point” in giving her more antibiotics and fluids because “they weren’t working anymore.”
She explained: “All painkillers don’t work, so all they want is to get me to as comfortable a state as possible.”
‘I don’t know what this means for me, if it’s the end of the journey. But my whole family has noticed and I’m going to act like I’m good and cool because, frankly, I’m really scared. I don’t want to die yet. I’m sorry.’
Leah was diagnosed with cancer in October 2019 after complaining of constant back pain.
she told him Liverpool Echo in 2020: ‘I had very bad back pain for 10 months. It was constant, then I lost all feeling in my left leg and knew something was definitely wrong.
‘I wanted to create a TikTok to express my journey and show people my life living with cancer – its ups and downs. The people love it.’