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Mum's final TikTok post before bowel cancer death
Krystal Maeyke, 39, died from bowel cancer after sharing a final TikTok post about hair loss three months before her death.
In brief
Krystal Maeyke, 39, died from bowel cancer after sharing a final TikTok post about hair loss three months before her death. Krystal Maeyke, 39, died from bowel cancer after sharing a final TikTok post about hair loss three months before her death. Originally reported by LADbible.
Krystal Maeyke's final TikTok post
Krystal Maeyke, 39, died from bowel cancer after sharing a final TikTok post about hair loss three months before her death.
Diagnosis and timeline
Krystal was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2023 and died on 5 july 2025 at age 39 after two years of symptoms.
Symptoms and early signs
Krystal described tiredness as being a busy mum and assumed toilet issues were irritable bowel syndrome.
Palliative care and death
Krystal moved to palliative care days before her death on 5 july 2025 after being diagnosed with stage 4 terminal metastatic bowel cancer.
Final TikTok post
Krystal shared a carousel of hair loss photos titled 'the stages of my hair falling out from chemotherapy' three months before her death.
Bowel cancer statistics
Bowel cancer accounts for 12 percent of new cancer cases in the uk with 48,200 to 49,300 new cases diagnosed annually.
“Bowel cancer accounts for 12 percent of new cancer cases”
The bottom line
Krystal Maeyke, 39, died from bowel cancer after sharing a final TikTok post about hair loss three months before her death.
