# 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.
- Title: Mum's final TikTok post before bowel cancer death · LADbible
- Summary: Krystal Maeyke, 39, died from bowel cancer after sharing a final TikTok post about hair loss three months before her death.
- Keywords: krystal maeyke, bowel cancer, tiktok, palliative care, hair loss, terminal cancer, australia, LADbible
- Source: LADbible — https://ladbible.com/news/world-news/mum-died-bowel-cancer-final-post-social-media-tiktok-090848-20261107
- Published: 2026-11-07T14:58:21.728+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: krystal maeyke, bowel cancer, tiktok, palliative care, hair loss, terminal cancer, australia, entertainment, culture, news
## 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
## Key takeaway

Krystal Maeyke, 39, died from bowel cancer after sharing a final TikTok post about hair loss three months before her death.