'Thank you for the affection': Cancer-stricken influencer, 20, bids farewell to followers in harrowing video
MADRID, SPAIN: In a heartbreaking video, a 20-year-old influencer who has a rare kind of cancer bids her followers farewell and revealed that her symptoms have gotten worse and she is receiving end-of-life treatment. Elena Huelva, from Spain, was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer in 2016 called Ewing sarcoma.
Huelva has more than 655,000 followers on Instagram owing to the documentation of her medical journey online. In the last six years, she has been open and honest about her battle with the illness on social media. Huelva gave her fans a sorrowful update on Sunday, December 4, saying goodbye and disclosing that her health had gotten worse. The influencer was visibly upset but managed to contain her tears as she said that "things were not going well" in a video posted to her Instagram account, captioned, "I wanted to drop this video here, because at the end of life is the memories we take, the people, the love, and I've already won. For love, for fight, for people, forever."
