Overview

• Phelan experienced facial numbness, vision problems and balance issues in July 2024 and learned days before college that she had a grade-4 glioblastoma tumor
• She documented her treatments and Christian testimony to over 130,000 TikTok followers as her condition worsened and her tumor became inoperable
• In a final May 14 video, Phelan said her tumor had grown near her breathing center and appealed for continued prayers
• Her family announced her death on May 24 and held a funeral service and burial at Galilee Christian Church in Jackson County on May 29
• A GoFundMe for her medical expenses raised more than $65,000 and she is survived by her parents, William “Buddy” and Nadine Phelan, and brother Harper David Phelan