Leah Smith, a beloved figure in the TikTok community, has tragically passed away at the tender age of 22 after battling cancer, as confirmed by her family.

Hailing from Liverpool, Leah was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2019. Throughout her journey, she courageously chronicled her experiences and struggles with the disease on TikTok, where she amassed over half a million devoted followers. On Monday morning (March 11), Leah succumbed to Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer affecting bones and soft tissues.

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Her passing was announced through a heartfelt video on her channel by her boyfriend Andrew, who expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support: “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.”

The news of Leah’s death prompted an overwhelming response from her fans, who flooded the comments section with tributes and condolences to her family.

One follower wrote: “Rip Leah Smith you were amazing and so strong with fighting ur battle as hard as you could and we are all so proud of you xx you will never be forgotten.” Another expressed: “Leah was such a beautiful person inside and out! She will never be forgotten! Rest in peace.” A third commenter reflected: “The girl who never gave up, the girl who never gave in. So unfair, so deeply sad. Sending an abundance of love to all.”

Ewing’s Sarcoma, predominantly affecting children and young adults, struck Leah, who had been enduring backaches for 10 months before her diagnosis in October 2019, according to the Liverpool Echo.

In 2020, Leah spoke candidly about her diagnosis, revealing, “I had really bad back pains for 10 months. It was constant then I lost all the feeling in my left leg and I knew something was most definitely wrong.” Determined to share her journey and shed light on life with cancer, Leah utilized TikTok as a platform for her experiences, expressing, “I wanted to start a TikTok to express my journey and show people my life living with cancer – the ups and downs of it. People absolutely love it.”

RIP.