The family of Jessica Pettway announced that the popular beauty influencer has passed away at the age of 36.
Her sister, Reyni Brown, broke the news on her Instagram page and shared that Pettway, who had stage three cervical cancer, died on Monday, March 11. She included a black and white photo of both of them and described her sister as “amazing, “strong,” “confident,” and “God-fearing.”
“It’s my birthday today, and the only thing I could ever wish for is for God to bring you back on this earth,” Brown said on Instagram last week. “I lost my beautiful big sister 2 days ago and my heart has never felt pain like this.”
Brown added: “She filled my life with so much wisdom, prayed for me, and helped me become a better mother. I adored the relationship we had. Life will never be the same without her crazy laugh, pranks, or jokes. [Losing] a sibling feels like a connection between us was destroyed. I love you with all my heart.”
Pettway built a community of 228,000 subscribers on YouTube and has been sharing her beauty and lifestyle content for over a decade. Beyond lighthearted videos, she also touched on more serious topics, including her journey with motherhood, details about her marriage, and mental health.
Addressing her supporters on her Instagram page last summer, Pettway shared that she was misdiagnosed by her gynecologist, who initially said she had fibroids, or benign growths that form on the uterus. Her symptoms started in June 2022 when she noticed “intense” vaginal bleeding, weakness and fatigue.
The following month, her experience took a turn when she said: “my husband found me in the bathroom unresponsive and not breathing. I had literally passed away. He called on Jesus to bring me back and I came back. I was rushed to the hospital, where they told me that the extreme blood loss was due to ‘fibroids.’ My Gyno made it seem like it was so normal and common. I didn’t think much of…
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