Kaelin Bradshaw: Influencer who documented battle with cancer dies aged 29

A social media creator who documented her difficult battle with a rare cancer across dozens of videos has died, aged 29.

Florida-based TikToker Kaelin Bradshaw died holding the hand of her husband, Austin, about 1am on Monday local time.

She was diagnosed with stage four cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile duct, after first noticing symptoms in October 2024.

The disease more commonly affects people aged over 50, and is often diagnosed late making it hard to succeed with treatment.

Austin took to TikTok, where she has more than 100,000 followers, to break the news of her tragic passing on Wednesday.

“From the moment Kaelin was diagnosed, she was devastated, but also determined,” he began, reading from a handwritten statement.

“She promised me and our family she was going to fight and never give up.

“She fulfilled her promise, but unfortunately, her disease progressed beyond her body’s ability to keep fighting.

“She was not in pain, and her room was surrounded by the love and compassion of our entire family. She was not alone, nor was she ever alone throughout this entire journey.”

Austin went on to thank her many followers for their emotional and financial support.

Ms Bradshaw’s father Mark wrote of his heartbreak in the caption of a separate video posted to social media.

He wrote that it was with a “heavy heart” that he had to announce his family had “lost our beloved angel today”.

“Thank you for the love, prayers and support that everyone has shown our family, it means more now than ever.”

He said, Ms Bradshaw’s “light touched so many people” and that her “memory will forever shine in our hearts”

“Rest in peace my love you will be dearly missed.”

Ms Bradshaw’s final TikTok video taken from her hospital bed was shared on October 16, just days before her death.

In the caption she praised her husband for staying by her side and directed her followers to her GoFundMe page, which has raised more than AU$100,000.