โWe love you our little dancing queen!โ Parents of TikTok star Joules Smith paid tributes to their six year daughter who passed away after battling brain tumor.
The devastated father posted on the social media that sweet Joules passed away in her parentsโ bed.
โWe havenโt been on social media for the last couple weeks [because] we had to spend every single second with our beautiful princess Joules,โ father Joe shared in a video, adding, โwe didnโt leave that little girlโs side,โ during the last moments of her young life.
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Joules left the world on December 9, 2024, and her parents disclosed her diagnosis with her followers on May 27.
She was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a type of brain tumor found in the brainstem affecting children aged 5 to 7.
The GoFundMe page states that Jouleโs cancer was โincurableโ and she only been given 9 months to live.
@gingerjoeandjoules We love you our little dancing queen ๐#dancingforjoules โฌ original sound โ โค๏ธgingerjoeandjoulesโค๏ธ
When the family first noticed some odd things about their daughter, they took her to the Kingโs College Hospital in London, where they learned that the mass her brain wasย an aggressive form of cancer.
They wowed to spend every moment with her, making her last months of life unforgettable.
Joules TikTok followers started a trend, Dancing for Joules, where they shared videos of them dancing in an attempt to spread awareness of terminal illness at children.
โPlease, if you are going to do anything, please letโs carry on dancing for our beautiful little Joules because I know she would still be dancing,โ Joulesโ dad said and promised to continue with the task even after his daughterโs passing.
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A month before her passing, Joe shared with the followers that medics told them Joules didnโt have much time left.
โThey have given us the possibility of weeks,โ heย noted, adding, โWe have managed to give her the best five, six months she has ever had. Unfortunately, our journey is going to come to an end.โ
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Joe and his wife Esha are thankful to everyone who showed their support during the last couple of months while their daughter battled cancer.
โWe are so proud of your princess you made this world a better placeโฆwe are absolutely heartbroken,โ mom Esha posted on Instagram.
We are sorry for the loss of young TikTok star Joules Smith.
Our thoughts and prayers are the grieving family during these difficult times.
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