Overview
- Her daughter, Charly Jo, announced the Jan. 27 death on Facebook, saying she was by her mother’s side in her final moments.
- A family source told TMZ she died at 1:20 a.m. and was surrounded by loved ones.
- The source said Pierce had been in hospice for about one to two months for ongoing issues including lymphedema and fluid in her lungs, which may have contributed to her death.
- No official cause of death has been made public by authorities or the family.
- Pierce appeared in Season 3 of My 600-lb Life, reached roughly 778–800 pounds at her heaviest, later underwent gastric and skin-removal surgeries, and in 2020 disclosed kidney cancer treated with removal of a kidney.