Anna Grace Phelan has sadly passed away.
It’s with heavy hearts we report the TikTok star, who amassed a following on the social media platform doing viral dances, has died at just 19 years old. Last August, she announced in a heartbreaking video that she had been diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer.
@phelann.annaa I wanted to share this with everyone who has been wondering and hopefully this will help someone going through medical challenges as well #fypp #godisgood #medicaltiktok
A GoFundMe revealed she received the devastating diagnosis just days before she was set to begin her freshman year of college:
“Days before Anna Phelan was due to start her Freshman year of college, after a number of varied symptoms, Anna was diagnosed with an inoperable Grade 4 malignant brain tumor. Categorized as a diffuse midline glioma this tumor demonstrates a particularly aggressive H3K27M mutation.”
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Since announcing her diagnosis, she’s documented her battle on TikTok, growing her following to over 140k. But on Friday, her family announced she’s tragically succumbed to the disease. In a lengthy Facebook post also shared on her TikTok page, they wrote:
“Dear Friends and Family, It is with great sadness to announce that our beautiful daughter, Anna Grace Phelan, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So many of you have followed her journey through a difficult battle with cancer and bore witness to her powerful testimony of faith. Thank you for the countless thousands of prayers for healing and peace. May we all rejoice with the assurance that she is in Heaven now, and she has been healed. Let us also remember that the only path to the promised kingdom of Heaven is through salvation in Jesus Christ. Details of the funeral arrangements to follow. God bless her beautiful soul. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
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So incredibly sad. She was far too young.
One of her final TikTok videos shows Anna gathering with friends in a backyard party. See (below):
@phelann.annaa sweet moments???? #cancer #fyp #bestfriends #braincancerawareness #jesus
They were with her until the very end. So much love.
Her funeral is set to be held on Thursday in Jefferson, Georgia, where she lived, and livestreamed on YouTube:
She is survived by her parents William “Buddy” and Nadine Phelan, brother Harper David Phelan, and many other family members. Our hearts are with her loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.
Rest in peace.
[Images via Anna Grace Phelan/TikTok]
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