Overview

• Paloma Shemirani died in July 2024 at age 23 after refusing chemotherapy and pursuing the unproven Gerson therapy under her mother’s influence.
• Kate Shemirani posted a legal statement on X disputing any formal cancer diagnosis and shared a document purportedly signed by Paloma in April 2024 affirming her treatment choice.
• She has accused medical professionals of gaslighting and breaching consent laws while rejecting her sons’ accusations of coercion.
• Brothers Gabriel and Sebastian Shemirani are pressing police to investigate their mother’s role and await an inquest into Paloma’s death scheduled for July 28.
• The case has reignited calls for tighter regulation of health misinformation on social media and scrutiny of alternative-therapy influencers.