Jessica Pettway dead at 36: Beauty influencer passes away after doctors misdiagnosed stage 3 cervical cancer… leaving behind husband and two young children

Influencer Jessica Pettway has died at the age of 36 after a battle with stage 3 cervical cancer, her sister Reyni said on Instagram on Friday.

According to E! NewsPettway’s sister Reyni – whose account is set to private – confirmed that her sister had passed away when she opened up about the grief she felt in a post she posted on March 15.

“It’s my birthday today, and all I could ever wish for is for God to bring you back to this earth,” Reyni said. “I lost my beautiful big sister two days ago, and my heart has never felt such pain.”

The YouTube personality was mother to two daughters with her husband of 12 years, Michael: Kailee, 10, and Zoi Lee, three, according to Essence.

Pettway had revealed her courageous battle against the deadly disease – and how she was misdiagnosed – in a July 2023 post on Instagram.

In her July 31, 2023, post — her first in nine months on the platform — Pettway shared a few selfies as she opened up about her health crisis with her followers.

“I took these photos a few days ago and it’s currently my favorite photo of myself,” Pettway said. ‘It gives me so much joy to see how far I have come, because a few months ago I received terrible news.

“I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. “I don’t even know where to start, but I want to share why I’ve been away for so long, in the hope that at least one person will be encouraged by my story.”

Pettway initially said she had been misdiagnosed with fibroids, which was the cause Mayo Clinic says these are common growths of the uterus.

Pettway said she sought medical attention after experiencing “intense vaginal bleeding” in June 2022.

She said she continued to receive a similar diagnosis over the next seven months until she saw an oncologist for evaluation on February 8, 2023.

“He performed an outpatient biopsy on me,” Pettway said. ‘When I woke up from the anesthesia, he casually said, “Yes, you have stage 3 cervical cancer.” It turned out that it was not a fibroid, but cancer. I’ve been misdiagnosed all this time.

‘I remember hearing that and immediately saying to myself, ‘I refuse to come to terms with that diagnosis.’ And so I didn’t do that.’

The YouTube personality was mother to two daughters with her husband of 12 years, Michael: Kailee, 10, and Zoi Lee, three

Pettway has established herself as a social media force over the past decade, with hundreds of thousands of followers for her lifestyle and beauty content

The social media star had appeared at the BET Experience at the Los Angeles Convention Center in June 2017

Pettway had revealed her courageous battle against the deadly disease – and how she was misdiagnosed – in a July 31, 2023 post on Instagram

In her post announcing her sibling’s passing, Reyni shared a photo of her and Jessica together as children, describing her late sibling as “amazing,” “strong,” “confident” and a supportive brother or sister who “helped her become a better mother.” .’

Pettway had established himself as a social media force over the past decade and managed to amass a large audience YouTube of over 228,000 subscribers with 441 videos on her page, which she started in November 2013.

Pettway also amassed a following of over 151,000 followers on Instagram while calling herself “The Compton Bohemian” and providing digital content for those in the style, lifestyle and beauty genres.