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Spanish social media influencer Elena Huelva lost the battle against cancer yesterday after saying goodbye to her followers.
The 20-year-old from Seville, who had nearly a million followers on Instagram, battled Ewing’s sarcoma during her teens.
Elena was diagnosed with the rare type of bone cancer in 2016, which mainly affects children and young people.
In a heartbreaking update, he said his condition had worsened and said goodbye to his followers.
Elena, who had almost a million followers on Instagram, battled Ewing’s sarcoma during her late teens (Pictured: Elena in the hospital with singer Manuel Carrasco).
She said: ‘My life has not been in vain.’
The cancer patient held back tears as she explained that “things are not going well.”
Lying in a hospital bed with tubes connected to her airways, the influencer said: “They found more diseases in my windpipe, which is very dangerous, as you know, because that’s where we breathe.”
Influencer Elena Huelva, 20, from Seville, Spain, lost her battle against cancer after saying goodbye to her followers
Elena, pictured during her treatment, was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer in 2016, which mainly affects children and young people.
Elena in the hospital having a scan. She was diagnosed with cancer during her teens and she endured six years of testing and treatment.
The cancer patient held back tears as she explained that things were not going well during a recent update for her followers.
Lying in a hospital bed with tubes connected to her airways, the influencer said: “They found more diseases in my windpipe, which is very dangerous, as you know, because that’s where we breathe.”
I don’t need to say much more. I want to make it clear that I have already won.
She spoke about wanting to make cancer a more visible issue, adding: “I know my life was not in vain, because I fought and got what I wanted.”
video cropped 970,000 likes and 90,000 comments, including from Spanish celebrities such as TV presenter Sara Carbonero, singer Manuel Carrasco and actress Ana Obregón, whose son died of the same condition.
Despite her condition worsening in December, Elena was allowed to spend Christmas at home with her parents Manuel and Emi and her 26-year-old older sister Emi.
In the video, she talked about wanting to make cancer a more visible issue, adding that she knows her life was not in vain.
The video posted on social media garnered 970,000 likes and 90,000 comments, including from Spanish celebrities such as TV presenter Sara Carbonero, singer Manuel Carrasco, and actress Ana Obregón, whose son died of the same condition.
Despite her worsening in December, Elena was allowed to spend Christmas at home with her parents Manuel and Emi and her 26-year-old older sister Emi.
On Sunday, Elena shared her final publication telling her followers that she did not wake up in the best way and was left with nothing good and a great scare.
On Sunday, Elena shared her final post of herself holding hands with a loved one along with the message: ‘Woke up not in the best way today, not good in fact, big scare.
‘These are very difficult days, they are getting more and more complicated, but as you know, I am stronger and more complicated!
‘I want you to know that I already won, a long time ago. We continue, always.
She signed off with her catchphrase and the title of her 2022 book: “My wishes win.”
He added that he was going through difficult days and that they were getting more and more complicated.
In an Instagram Stories update yesterday, a family member posted a photo of Elena, thanking her followers for everything.
Many Instagram followers left heartfelt messages on her social media, with one telling her she was an inspiration.
In an Instagram Stories update yesterday, a family member posted a photo of Elena with the caption: “Since this morning, Elena dances and looks at you from her star.” Thanks for everything.’
One Instagram follower wrote: ‘Rest in peace Elena! You have been and are an inspiration.
“Thank you for everything and much encouragement to your loved ones at this time.”
Someone else commented: ‘I can’t believe it, rest in peace darling’, while another added: ‘Rest in peace princess.
One more follower put: “Rest in peace my love, you have been an example of struggle and improvement.”
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