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Brazilian Influencer Jessica Daugirdas Dies at 35 After Three-Year Colorectal Cancer Battle

The announcement followed her recent hospitalization for sepsis.

Overview

  • Her family shared the news on her Instagram on Jan. 25, invoking faith and citing 2 Timothy 4:7.
  • Days earlier, sister Gabi said she was in a semi-intensive care unit with a serious case of sepsis.
  • Daugirdas chronicled treatments including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgeries and life with an ostomy.
  • She discussed undergoing an experimental uterus-preserving procedure, with reports noting the cancer later recurred.
  • She built an audience of more than 100,000 across Instagram and TikTok and explained her diagnosis after a colonoscopy for bleeding and constipation.