NEED TO KNOW
- Katie Slaton, cousin of Tammy and Amy Slaton, died on Aug. 25 at 37
- Katie appeared in season 5 of 1000-Lb. Sisters when Tammy was launched from rehab
- Tammy had requested followers to say a prayer for her household in January when she shared a GoFundMe for her cousin
The celebrities of 1000-Lb. Sisters are mourning the lack of their cousin.
On Tuesday, Aug. 26, Amanda Halterman — sister of Tammy and Amy Slaton — introduced on Instagram that their cousin Katie Slaton died the day prior at 37, after being recognized with stage 4 most cancers.
“It’s with a very crushed coronary heart and spirit that I’ve to put up this. My little cousin went to sit down on the ft of Jesus yesterday,” Amanda wrote alongside a photograph of the pair. “She was a power to be reckoned with and confirmed love that was accepting and given freely. She was the lifetime of the social gathering and my finest buddy.”
“I do know each our grandparents and buddies was there to welcome you house,” she added. “Please pray for my aunt, uncle and cousins however largely for the infants and for Natalie to be sturdy. Please pray for everybody who loves her. 💔Thanks all who has come out and supported her. #cancerscks.”
Tammy and Amy haven’t but spoken publicly about Katie’s loss of life.
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Nevertheless, again in January, Tammy posted on Instagram and shared a GoFundMe web page asking her followers to donate to Katie’s most cancers journey and say a prayer for his or her household all through her journey.
“Y’all I am so sorry to be asking a giant favor like this but when anybody may also help, even when it’s a greenback would assist my cousin out a lot,” she wrote. “She has been on my present however that is one thing new. Our household simply discovered about her having most cancers.”
“Our followers have been there for us for therefore lengthy now and y’all imply the world so any act of kindness is and will probably be enormously appreciated,” Tammy added. “Thanks a lot and earlier than anybody asks, sure I’ve donated myself.”
Katie was recognized with stage 4 gastric adenocarcinoma, a uncommon type of abdomen most cancers, firstly of the yr and was present process chemotherapy within the months since. In line with an obituary, she died from the illness on Monday, Aug. 25, at Linda White Hospice Home in Evansville, Ind.
Katie made appearances on 1000-Lb. Sisters, most lately in season 5, when Tammy was launched from rehab for her weight reduction.
