TikTok star Jehane Thomas, a mother of two, passed away at age 30
The British social media star, who usually documented her life as a mother to two children under age 4, had been suffering from migraines for years
Jehane Thomas, a popular British TikTok user, passed away. She was thirty years old.
The mother of two small children passed very suddenly last week after suffering from crippling migraines for months, according to a GoFundMe page set up in her memory by her friend Alyx Reast.
Her loss was completely unexpected, and Reast stated, “We are all terribly heartbroken,” despite the fact that she had had headaches and bouts of illness for several months.
The social media sensation from Doncaster, England, who was also a successful small stationery business co-owner, has approximately 82,000 followers on TikTok. She frequently shared videos about her time as a mother to two children, Isaac, age three and a half, and Elijah, age two.
But recently, her feed had featured glimpses of a difficult battle with her illness.
Earlier this month, Thomas shared that she had received a diagnosis of optic neuritis, after suffering from migraines for close to two years.
“I was diagnosed with Optic Neuritis a few months ago after nearly 2 years of being told my migraines were stress related,” she wrote. “They then thought I had MS which was ruled out (for now) but now the pressure in my head literally takes me off my feet.”
Days later, she was sent to the hospital for a week before being released on March 12 due to her discomfort, but she quickly returned due to pain.
Two days before she passed away, Thomas wrote in her last post that she was getting ready for surgery.
According to the campaign, Thomas’ family, Reast, and other friends are still in mourning over her passing.
Days later, she was sent to the hospital for a week before being released on March 12 due to her discomfort, but she quickly returned due to pain.
Two days before she passed away, Thomas wrote in her last post that she was getting ready for surgery.
“I’m waiting to see if I can take one of my Frovatriptan before surgery because no other pain relief is taking this pressure or if I need to ride it out and hope the surgery gives me instant relief,” she shared in a TikTok post. “I can’t lift my head without wanting to be sick and I’m unable to walk, I need to be wheeled everywhere. That’s how bad this pain is.”
According to the campaign, Thomas’ family, Reast, and other friends are still in mourning over her passing.
“I’ve started this page in the hope of raising some money so her beautiful boys can have the best childhood, make memories and make sure they are comfortable,” Reast wrote on the GoFundMe, which has raised over $16,000 as of Wednesday morning.
“Nothing will bring the boys their mum back, but we hope it will bring some relief to her family, knowing how loved and supported they are,” Reast added, concluding, “Jehane — I promised I’d do what I can for those boys, so that’s what I’m vowing to do. I love you … “