Haley Odelozel, who amassed an audience of millions while documenting her battle with stage 2 ovarian cancer on TikTok, has died at the age of 30.
Her husband, Taylor, announced her death on Instagram and TikTok on Friday.
“It is with incredible sadness that I tell you all that sweet Hayley has passed away,” he wrote on Instagram, next to a photo of the couple with their 4-year-old son, Weston. “I can’t begin to describe the amount of heartbreak and grief myself and our entire family are going through. I never knew my heart could hurt so physically.”
The cancer battle had been going on for eight years, and it had spread to other parts of her body before her death.
The couple documented their journey on TikTok, where they have amassed more than 2.5 million followers between them.
Taylor posted every few days His TikTok accountEach comment begins with the date, followed by “Haley still fight”.
On Friday, he had a different message.
“As a husband, I’ve seen every moment. The happy and the sad. One thing I can tell you, she’s struggled so hard battling this disease that’s slowly tearing her body apart for the past eight years,” he wrote in a video that has garnered 2.1 million likes. “The thought of her being completely healed in a body with no pain and no scars in heaven makes me so happy for her but so sad that I’m not there to see it.”
The couple have been together for 16 years, with Hayley turning 30 in February.
In a post on Friday, Taylor said goodbye to his wife.
“I love you Haley. More than I can put into words. You are a part of who I am and I will never stop loving you. I can’t wait to see you again,” he wrote.
Taylor said he won’t be posting on social media “for some time” in order to address Hayley’s death with his son.
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