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After battling a rare form of cancer called metastatic sarcoma for three years, TikTok star Dr Kimberley Nix, 31, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, died on May 8. The content creator, who had been documenting her cancer journey on TikTok and Instagram, confirmed the tragic news herself in a video recorded before her passing.
“If you’re seeing this message, I have passed away peacefully,” said Kimberly, in a clip shared to her TikTok on May 8, reported People.com. The video reached over 4.6 million people.
The report also mentioned she acknowledged the life she had and was proud of it. Nix was a resident doctor trained in internal medicine. In the video, she went on to describe the most cherished parts of her life, which included her pets, her husband Michael MacIsaac, and makeup ‘in the reverse order,’ as well as her family and friends.
The medical resident also acknowledged how lucky she has been to grow a following on TikTok and said it allowed her to “reach great heights in sarcoma awareness”.
“I love you all, thank you so much for this amazing opportunity. I’m in happy tears because you’ve all made me find so much purpose in the end of my life,” she said in the video.\
Nix was diagnosed with metastatic sarcoma in 2021, and started chronicling her experience of living with cancer on social media.
Nix used social media not just to educate others on the condition—a form of cancer that begins in the bones and connective tissues such as fat and muscle, according to Mayo Clinic—but also worked to inspire others going through similar experiences to continue living their lives, stated the report by People.com.
