Netizens rejoiced and couldn’t stop it… Cancer-fighting Internet celebrity “Xia Xia” who was abandoned by her family, died of the disease at the age of 23

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23-year-old Chinese anti-cancer Internet celebrity Xia Xia died of multiple metastases of osteosarcoma. She fought cancer alone for five years in the absence of her family. He covered the medical expenses by setting up a stall and self-media and moved nearly 3 million netizens.

China’s 23-year-old anti-cancer Internet celebrity “Xia Xia” died of illness in Shanghai on the 27th. Zia Zia is 18 years oldCollege entrance examination Later, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. After his diagnosis, his family abandoned him. His father never came and he lost contact with his mother after a year. Xia Xia has been fighting cancer alone for five years and has undergone six major surgeries. After the amputation of his right leg, he freely signed autographs, set up a stall to raise money, worked on self-media to save money for medicine, and spent time in hospitals. Although 3 million netizens cheered for her, she still remainedcancer cells Died many times. Her friends said that Xia Xia’s parents bid her last farewell before they died.

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According to reports from Elephant News and Modern Express, Xia Xia’s social account published an obituary on the 28th, announcing that she died at 8:28 pm on the 27th at the age of 23. Friend Mr. Shen revealed that Xia Xia’s parents came to the ward before she died to see her for the last time.

A few days ago, Xia Xia’s condition continued to worsen, and she kept saying that she wanted to see her grandmother. Mr. Shen contacted Xia Xia’s aunt, but because her grandmother was very old and unable to go to Shanghai, he could only meet Xia Xia for the last time through video. “She stayed on for two days to video chat with her grandmother. At the end, her grandmother kept calling her by her nickname in the video and asked her to continue.”

After Xia Xia was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 18, she faced a long and difficult treatment. He underwent several major surgeries and chemotherapy. Even after his right leg was amputated, he worked hard to survive. She once set up a stall selling hand-woven dolls in her hometown Anhui to earn money to pay for her medical treatment. As his condition worsened, he turned to self-media and raised money for treatment by selling merchandise, about 90% of which came from outside donations.

She once asked everyone on the Internet to leave “Princess, please get well again” messages and received a lot of encouragement from netizens. Even though the cancer cells had metastasized, he still actively treated her. With the help of enthusiastic people, she also overcame physical obstacles to climb Mount Tai, and passed on the goodwill she gained to other patients.

Xia Xia once said before her death that she hoped to earn more money to extend her life and live well in the present. Her story touched nearly 3 million netizens and many followed her journey to fight cancer. Now that he has died, his parents arrive at the ward to say goodbye to him. This life story of enduring illness, struggling to survive, and receiving support from strangers has once again aroused the reluctance of netizens.

Anti-cancer Internet celebrity “Xia Xia”. (video screenshot)

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  • Xia Xia eventually died in Shanghai at the age of 23 due to the deterioration of osteosarcoma and multiple metastases of cancer cells. She was diagnosed after taking the college entrance examination at the age of 18 and has been fighting the disease for several years.


  • After her diagnosis, her family gave up, her father never came, and she lost contact with her mother, so she survived five years of treatment on her own. During this period, she set up a stall selling knitted dolls, ran self-media and brought merchandise to raise money for medicine.


  • Before Xia Xia’s death, she wanted to see her grandmother, but because her grandmother was too old to come to Shanghai, she could only say goodbye through video. Friends also revealed that Xia Xia’s parents finally arrived in the ward to see her for the last time.

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