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TikTok dad Marcel Johnson dies at 32 following a 15-month fight with stomach cancer
TikTok creator Marcel Johnson, a father of five who shared his stomach cancer journey online, has died at 32. His wife Taylor says she lost half of herself.
Marcel Johnson, the TikTok dad who let followers into every step of his cancer fight, has died. He was 32.
His wife, Taylor, broke the news in an emotional Instagram post. She said he passed away on Monday, November 2, at 4:45 PM.
"I lost a whole entire half of me. He fought so hard for so long. He was so tired & exhausted & in so much pain," she wrote.
His final words
Taylor shared that Marcel barely spoke on his last full day. The few words he did say were meant for her and for Dedric.
"Yesterday the only words Marcel said all day were to me & Dedric and it was 'I'm ready to go' and that was in the morning. He still fought to hang on all day so we just got a bit more time," she wrote.
She admitted the loss still does not feel real to her. "I thought I was going to wake up and he was still going to be here beside me," she added.
A battle shared with followers
Marcel was a father of five. Doctors found his cancer in August of last year.
For the next 15 months he posted openly about his treatment and his good and bad days. Fans online have been pouring out their grief since the news broke.
"I love him with my whole entire being and life will absolutely never ever be the same," Taylor wrote.
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