A TIKTOK star revealed she was “scared” and “struggled so much” in several heartbreaking videos days before her “sudden” death.
Mother of two Jehane Thomas, 30, would have passed away on March 17 after suffering migraine so painful that she could not get up.
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On TikTok And InstagramJehane was known for sharing footage of her preparing packed lunches for her two boys, as well as cleaning hacks and running errands.
She also documented her health struggles, resulting in repeated hospitalizations and agonizing waiting times for treatment.
In a clip posted Tuesday, she described how difficult it was to show her kids how sick she was and “wobbled” like she was drunk.
“No one takes me seriously,” she said with tears in her eyes.
“I keep saying it but I’m just so fed up with it and if anything I’m so scared because it’s my head and it feels like my head is going to fall off.
“I just don’t know what to do.”
In another, shared two days before she died, Jehane said she was “afraid” of being moved to the operating room to treat her headaches.
A few hours later she said, “I’m having such a hard time this morning.”
Across images of her lying in a hospital bed, Jehane, who recounted how she was denied surgery a week earlier, wrote: “Still waiting to go down for surgery.
“The reason they didn’t do the surgery last week was because it would fix the fluid problem in me.
“I’ve had four liters of fluid in me and my head is terrible this morning.
“I’m just waiting to see if I can take one of my Frovatriptan tablets before surgery, as no other pain relief takes this pressure off, or if I have to sit it out and hope the surgery gives me immediate relief.
“I can’t lift my head without wanting to be sick and I can’t walk – I have to be driven everywhere, that’s how bad the pain is.”
Jehane, who has 87,000 TikTok and Instagram followers and millions of views, died “suddenly” two days later, her best friend Alyx Reast said.
She added: “I feel like I can’t breathe. We still don’t have answers.
“You are all the good things in the world. I’m going to miss you every day.
“Thank you for being relentlessly yourself. You are my hero.”
You are all the good in the world. I’m going to miss you every day.
From Alyx Rea
As well as social media, Jehane, van Doncaster, South Yorkshirealso ran the arts and crafts business Print and Pack UK.
One post up Facebook page described the mother as the “driving force” behind the company.
It read: “P&P wouldn’t be what it is today without you, your enthusiasm, the relationships you’ve built with so many people and the lives of all the people you’ve touched and inspired by simply being you… TikTok Queen who you are.
“Life will never be the same without you and neither will P&P, but we made a pact to do our very best to grow our successful business and support your guys for as long as P&P exists – and I already know we will also got the support of your followers.
Thank you for your continued support. Jehane will live on through her boys, P&P and her followers.
“Let’s make her proud. I love you and always miss you.”
Tributes from elsewhere have poured in for the “kindest soul”, who is survived by her sons Isaac, three, and year-old Elijah.
Friend and fellow parenting TikTok star Kelly Medina Enos said, “My heart is broken, for you, for your family, friends and the boys.
“Fly high my angel. Life is so short. I love you.”
Leah Rose Roberts added: “I really can’t believe how cruel life is.
“Jehane, you were one of a kind and the kindest soul I’ve ever encountered.”
And Theresa Parker said, “I can’t tell you I’m in shock to hear that my friend Jehane passed away suddenly.
“I know she will be sadly missed by those who knew her.”
Others remembered her as “incredible and strong”, and a “beautiful, inspiring woman who will never be forgotten”.
a fundraiser was launched to support Jehane’s family.
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