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Kaelin Bradshaw, a TikTok star with over 99,000 followers after sharing her battle with a rare form of bile duct cancer, has died less than a year after her diagnosis.
The Florida-based influencer passed away at the age of 29 in the early hours of Monday morning with her loved ones surrounding her, her husband Austin confirmed on Wednesday.
In his video posted to her TikTok account, he said she was in no pain and was holding his hand when she took her last breaths at 1:27 a.m. on Monday.
According to a GoFundMe page she created earlier this month, she explained she was diagnosed with stage 4 cholangiocarinoma less than a year ago.
She previously said she started experiencing symptoms back in October 2024 in a YouTube video she posted earlier this year.
Cholangiocarinoma, or bile duct cancer, is a rare type of cancer that forms in the bile ducts that carry the digestive fluid bile between the liver to the gallbladder and to the small intestine, per Mayo Clinic, and occurs mostly in people older than age 50.
Kaelin Bradshaw, a TikTok star with over 99,000 followers after sharing her battle with a rare form of bile duct cancer , has died less than a year after her diagnosis
The Florida-based influencer passed away at the age of 29 in the early hours of Monday morning with her loved ones surrounding her, her husband Austin confirmed on Wednesday
'From the moment Kaelin was diagnosed, she was devastated, but also determined. She promised me and our family she was going to fight and never give up,' he said in the video.
'She fulfilled her promise, but unfortunately, her disease progressed beyond her body's ability to keep fighting,' he continued.
'She was not in pain, and her room was surrounded by the love and compassion of our entire family,' he continued.
'She was not alone, nor was she ever alone throughout this entire journey,' he added. 'Her family and I were next to her at all times, behind the camera, in ears reach.'
He thanked her followers for their support along her journey and added that she was beyond 'grateful she was given the opportunity to fight for her life.'
Just weeks earlier, on October 11, she posted an emotional video and revealed her recent MRI results that showed growth from a tumor in her liver.
Shortly thereafter, she said she was moved to a hospice room and shared a heartbreaking update with her fans that she no longer qualified for chemotherapy due to her body's need to recuperate.
'But the only thing that's getting me is that I had to sign a [do not resuscitate] to get here,' she said while crying. 'So I did sign a DNR in my 20s.'
According to a GoFundMe page she created earlier this month, she explained she was diagnosed with stage 4 cholangiocarinoma less than a year ago
She previously said she started experiencing symptoms back in October 2024 in a YouTube video she posted earlier this year
Just weeks earlier, on October 11, she posted an emotional video and revealed her recent MRI results that showed growth from a tumor in her liver. Shortly thereafter, she said she was moved to a hospice room
Her final post was on October 16, and in the TikTok video , she directed viewers to go to her GoFundMe page. She explained that she set up the page to ease the financial burden on her and her husband 'with whatever the future brings'
Her final post was on October 16, and in the TikTok video, she directed viewers to go to her GoFundMe page.
She explained that she set up the page to ease the financial burden on her and her husband 'with whatever the future brings.'
She explained that he had already sold his boat and truck to help pay for her medical treatment and was working two jobs.
'He's stayed with me every single night I've been in the hospital and somehow managed to juggle two jobs on top of that. He even sold his truck and boat just to help ease the financial pressure on both of us,' she wrote in her caption.
'I really want to take some of that stress off his shoulders so he can focus on just being here with me,' she continued.
'We're also hoping to take a trip together as soon as I get the green light to start my next treatment, and we'd love to be financially ready when that time comes.'
