TIKTOK star Dominique McShain has died aged 21 after a tragic year-long battle with colon cancer.
The New Zealander was diagnosed with the incurable disease last year, aged 20 – and went on to document her experience to 200,000 adoring followers.
Instagram/@dominiquemcshainDominique McShain was diagnosed with cancer last year[/caption]
Instagram/@dominiquemcshainShe went on to document her experiences of living with the disease[/caption]
Instagram/@dominiquemcshainDominique had 200,000 followers on TikTok[/caption]
In a shocking update on April 6, she told fans that she only had days to live.
The star then passed away just over two weeks later, reports People magazine.
The update read: “I want to be direct with you all: this will be my final update on my cancer journey until I have passed away.
“I’ve recently been given a prognosis about five days ago of only a few days to a few weeks to live.”
She added: “My life may be short, but I genuinely think I’ve squeezed every bit out of it.
“I won the lottery with a family that loves me unconditionally, friends who would 10000% donate a liver to me or do anything they could (and probably argue over who gets to do it).
“Recently, I’ve been picturing Heaven often — a place where l’ll finally be free from the pain that’s been with me for so long.
“I imagine myself without the constant suffering, no longer needing medication just to survive the day.
“I’ll be able to run, to breathe, to feel whole. Though it will hurt to leave you all behind, please know that I will finally be out of pain, and I will be at peace.”
Dominique went on to describe the aggressive side effects of chemotherapy treatment, which she had undergone for seven months.
She said: “At this point, I’ve transitioned into end-of-life care, focusing on pain relief and managing side effects, with so much time spent in both the hospital and hospice facilities.
“I’ve been really numb to everything like I haven’t really been crying,’ she said in an emotional video update, the whites of her eyes tinged yellow.
“It’s crazy to think that I got given one to five years originally – I got diagnosed the 19th of April – and I’m not even a year yet.’
“It just feels so surreal how fast my cancer has taken over my body and how fast it grows.”
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Instagram/@dominiquemcshainDominique died just two weeks after a heartbreaking social media update[/caption]