TikTok star Leah Smith dies aged 22 from cancer-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

Leah Smith was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer as a teenager (Picture: Instagram)

TikTok star Leah Smith has died aged 22, her loved ones have announced.

Smith, from Liverpool, was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2019 and documented the disease on social media.

She died yesterday morning (Monday, March 11) from Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects the bones and soft tissue.

Smith’s death was announced in a video posted on her TikTok account, which had more than 500,000 followers.

Her boyfriend Andrew said: ‘I just want to say thank you to everyone. All your comments did help. She did actually read all of them. And anyone who said anything nice ever, it means more than you realise.

‘We’ll all miss Leah and 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.’

Her mother, Vikki, had previously posted an update on Smith’s health on TikTok and said she was ‘unable to move or talk’ and was on ‘end of life’ care.

‘The main thing is, is that Leah is so peaceful now, she looks as beautiful as ever and we’re just grateful we can be at her bedside and hold her hand to comfort her through it,’ she continued.

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