Influencer Nicky Newman (35) passes way: "If you read this, it means I've died"
An active influencer until the end... and after
Nicky Newman, one of the most committed and active influencers in the fight against breast cancer, has died at the age of 35.
Five intense years
Suffering from breast cancer that turned lethal in the end, Nicky Newman faced the last years of her life as a challenge to raise awareness among women around the world.
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'Grab the Life'
With her motto 'Grab the Life', the influencer worked to give visibility to the early detection of breast cancer.
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Objective: raise awareness
Her goal was as simple as it was laudable: to prevent other women from going through what she experienced in the last five years.
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Important work on a common and lethal illness
Nicky's work was and is important. Breast cancer in women is the fifth leading cause of death. "In 2020, about 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide and 685,000 died. Every 14 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman is diagnosed," the Breast Cancer Research Foundation states.
"If you're reading this, it means I have died."
"If you're reading this it means I have died, I made it 5 & half years though, not bad for a stage 4 breastie ey," Nicky Newman posted on Instagram.
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A couple's work
This farewell message came a week after her death and was posted by her husband, who had been her great support and ally in these years of hard work.
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It started in 2018
The work began in 2018 when, at the age of 30, Nicky Newman suffered a miscarriage that took her directly to the hospital.
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A fateful and late detection
Once admitted to the hospital, the tests they performed found a tumor in her chest that had already spread, metastasized and was incurable.
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Always with a smile
Instead of collapsing, Nicky Newman decided to work every day to not only get well but also to inform other women about the disease. She has done so, even after dying.
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"We all knew it would happen"
"And none of this 'she fought her battle nonsense'," she says in her last message. "I didn't lose anything, the cancer eventually took over & that's okay, we all knew this would happen."
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Avalanche of affection on networks
The publication accumulated more than 30,000 comments. There would be much more if the comments hadn't been restricted after that. Messages of support and farewell kept pouring in.
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Painful message from her husband
For his part, her husband, Mr. G, has also shared a few words. Apparently, Nicky Newman had asked him to do so. He remembered the time they were together and how their connection was immediate from the age of 14, when they met.
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But there's more
In addition, he announced that "Nicky has still got some incredible things to share on here and I am hoping you will stick around to see them come to fruition."
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He will post new videos from Nicky
"I will share it with you in her place, just as she would have wanted," he wrote. "I just ask you bare with me a little."
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A fantastic job
Yes, Nicky Newman aims to continue working to promote the early detection of breast cancer, even after dying. Respect, honor and eternal glory to those who have used their influence in this work and in the circumstances in which they have done so.
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