{"id":1903037,"date":"2026-04-25T19:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1903037"},"modified":"2026-04-25T19:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:45:58","slug":"influencer-dead-at-19-from-rare-cancer-after-pleading-for-more-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1903037","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Dead at 19 from Rare Cancer After Pleading for More Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/64\/16by9\/2026\/04\/25\/64c8c7e9dc05474897fc27d0811c179d_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Influencer Dead at 19 from Rare Cancer After Pleading for More Time<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Dutch Influencer Jade Kops<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dead at 19 After Rare Cancer Battle<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-25T12:45:58-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202604\"><br \/>\n                April 25, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            12:45 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4895e220005b33908df1f9ed9a602349\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-323506f1-4c3a-464b-a447-fe3eb6372b23\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/04\/25\/remembering-jade-kops\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:323506f1-4c3a-464b-a447-fe3eb6372b23\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:013b75be-6feb-453d-90af-1146d3c0df0f\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/64\/4by3\/2026\/04\/25\/64c8c7e9dc05474897fc27d0811c179d_md.png\" alt=\"Remembering Jade Kops\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Jade Kops<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Instagram \/ @mijnlevenmetkanker_<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e9aad7b4d512ddab87e9f70f83d92a70\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A 19-year-old Dutch content creator has died from a rare form of cancer just 2 weeks after she penned a heartbreaking note to her &#8220;annoying tumor&#8221; to give her more time with loved ones.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bcf215711abd67de5d1b5e74758fb98b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Jade Kops died early Friday morning while surrounded by her loved ones, her family announced on her Instagram, which has nearly 450,000 followers. Her death comes about 5 years after she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer that usually affects kids younger than 10 and starts in soft tissues &#8212; usually muscle &#8212; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/rhabdomyosarcoma\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20390962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mayo Clinic<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e24c4cd33d26d0a2d8f2a7cfff9cafc0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Jade spent her teenage years documenting her journey with rhabdomyosarcoma to help spread awareness and even wrote a bestselling book, &#8220;Voor Altijd Jong (Forever Young).&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-434c1de9c5bee63958ce776dea6df053\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260425_a1818009b4234b39872c1589fdfa9c9b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:013b75be-6feb-453d-90af-1146d3c0df0f\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a1\/4by3\/2026\/04\/25\/a1818009b4234b39872c1589fdfa9c9b_md.png\" alt=\"Jade Kops sub insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Instagram \/ @mijnlevenmetkanker_<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-031db0f81f05933618912120127d6e58\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>On April 6, she penned a letter to the tumor in her throat, describing her draining battle against it as it grew inside her, slowly ripping her life away one pain at a time. She wrote &#8230; &#8220;Instead of living, I&#8217;m surviving. Instead of making plans, I&#8217;m letting go. I&#8217;m intensely tired of you, in a way I can&#8217;t even explain. I&#8217;m tired of giving in, adjusting, and moving on when everything seems to be falling to a halt. It is just very heavy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1133e4a2cb4042612c9563f2981390e6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>She added &#8230; &#8220;You pull me a day closer to death, but I don&#8217;t want to leave just yet. I still want to be here. Stay for a while, feel for a while and be close to the people I love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1def5f2ac8203846d6a499b67b282851\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260425_3853aec7a258492abeb2b87bcfb49fcb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:013b75be-6feb-453d-90af-1146d3c0df0f\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/38\/4by3\/2026\/04\/25\/3853aec7a258492abeb2b87bcfb49fcb_md.png\" alt=\"Jade Kops sub insta 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Instagram \/ 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