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Influencer Isabel Veloso Dies at 19 After Yearslong Cancer Fight

Her husband Lucas Borbas confirmed the death following weeks in intensive care in Curitiba.

Overview

  • Borbas announced the death on Saturday and posted a tribute saying he will carry forward her legacy.
  • Veloso had been in the ICU at Hospital Erasto Gaertner since December while being treated for Hodgkin lymphoma.
  • She underwent a bone marrow transplant in October using her father Joelson’s marrow and later developed graft-versus-host disease and severe infections.
  • The influencer leaves a one-year-old son, Arthur.
  • Diagnosed in 2021 at age 15, she shared her treatment journey publicly, noting that remission was not a cure as her disease relapsed multiple times.