This is beyond heart…
Spanish influencer Elena Huelva has passed away after losing his battle with cancer. He is only 20 years old. His family announced the news of his death in a post on Instagram Stories Tuesday, wrote:
“Since this morning, Elena has been dancing and looking at you from her star. Thank you for everything.”
according to Jam Press, the social media personality has had a rare type of bone cancer called Ewing sarcoma since 2016. She has documented many of her health journeys on Instagram, where she has amassed one million followers. In the last video on the platform before her death, Elena shared a heartwarming reel to say goodbye to her fans after her condition worsened. Looking at the screen from her hospital bed and trying to hold back tears, she explained her cancer had spread to her throat:
“The situation is not good. They found more diseases in my throat, which is very dangerous, as you know, because that is where we breathe.
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Although Elena feels she doesn’t “need to say more,” she says in the clip that she wants to “make it clear that I’ve won” because she can use the platform to raise awareness about her disease:
“I know that my life is not in vain, because I fought and got what I wanted.”
The video has since garnered more than 992,000 likes and 14.7 million views, with loved ones and followers flooding the comments section to express their sadness at the news. You can see the emotional post (below):
Despite her deteriorating condition, it appears that Elena is able to spend the holidays at home with her family. And in his last post on Instagram on January 1, he shared a photo of himself and his family holding hands and wrote:
“Today I woke up not in the best way, in fact, nothing good, very scared. It’s a very difficult day, it’s getting complicated, but as you know, I’m stronger and more complicated!
He concluded the message with his keywords and the title of his book:
“My desire is to win.”
Condolences to his family during this painful time right now. Calm down, Elena.
[Image via Elena Huelva/Instagram]