Bella Bradford, a 24-year-old TikToker suffering from rhabdomyosarcoma – a form of jaw cancer, pre-recorded a video where she is seen announcing her death. Bradford died from the cancer on October 15 and the video was posted on her TikTok handle on October 31. She had been documenting her journey with cancer on TikTok and had amassed thousands of followers.
“I have terminal cancer and unfortunately, by now, my life has come to an end, and I’ve passed away,” Bradford said in the video, which contains visuals from the last few days of her life.
“But I wanted to do one final Get Ready With Me because I love doing these, and I love fashion," she continued. "Thank you for following me on this fun journey, and yeah, I hope you will back on all my videos and find a little bit of joy in your day if you ever need to feel."
"Remember that you live every day and only die once, so everything helps" she told her followers in the final goodbye.
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Bradford’s first TikTok post appeared in March 2023, but she began posting regularly only earlier this year. Her content, including outfit checks, unboxings, and health updates, quickly attracted a wide audience. By the time of her passing, she had nearly 14,000 followers and over 350,000 likes.
In her videos, she explained that, at 24, she was a palliative cancer patient, meaning her illness was incurable. Her treatments included surgeries, reconstruction, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and in vitro fertilization.