TikTok star Harrison Gilks dies at an early age due to a cancer

Published on April 6, 2023 | Published By: Gracie Hale | In Death , Health

Source: PEOPLE.com

Harrison Gilks was a popular teen TikTok star, Social media influencer from Canada
Gilks’ death has been recently confirmed by his family members. He was just 18
He took his last breath on Thursday, March 30, with his mom, dad, and brother “by his side”

Table of Contents

RIP Harrison Gilks! TikTok star passed away at the age of 18

TikTok star Harrison Gilks is no longer among us! The social media sensation, who gained more than 314,000 followers on TikTok, has tragically passed away at an early age. He was just 18.

Gilks took his last breath on Thursday, March 30, with his mom, dad, and brother “by his side”. He died of rhabdomyosarcoma, a type of cancer that forms in soft tissue.

Harrison Gilks dies of cancer at the age of 18 (Source: Yahoo)

The Canadian native had been battling cancer since 2020 after doctors found a large tumor in his prostate and spots on his lungs.

Also read Madonna’s older brother Anthony Cicone’s cause of death revealed died of respiratory failure and throat cancer

In February 2022, he was in remission after undergoing months of chemotherapy and radiation but in June of the same year, he was told by doctors that it had come back and since it was unfortunately untreatable.

Harrison Gilks documented his cancer journey on TikTok

On June 29, 2022, Gilks posted a video in which he opened up about his health condition to his followers.

“This isn’t the normal type of stuff I post, but I found out today that I have terminal cancer.”

He continued,

“I was cancer-free for a little bit, but unfortunately, it came back. The reason I’m making this and putting it out there is because I’d like to make a little series.” I’m gonna go out and do a bunch of stuff that I’ve always wanted to do, maybe skydiving, stuff along those lines.”

Harrison was a very optimistic person after he learned about his health issue he started fulfilling his bucket list activists and also documented his journey on TikTok.

As per his bucket list, he attended a music festival, took helicopter rides, met his favorite sports stars, and embarked on trips to places all around the world like New York City, Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, and so on.

Harrison Gilks had fulfilled some of his bucket lists activities (Source: The New York Post, The Sun)

A week prior to his passing, Harrison shared a video from his hospital bed where he shared his tragic health update with his followers. He revealed,

“The cancer has spread to my liver and one of my lungs filled with fluid. It’s really hard to breathe. The doctors said I don’t have a whole lot of time left. ‘I’ll be in the hospital for the remainder of whatever time I have left. It’s obviously very upsetting,”

Also read Heartbreaking! Anna Cardwell is fighting Stage 4 Adrenal Cancer

He added,

“I wish there was something that you guys could do, or I could do, or the doctors could do – but there isn’t. This is just the way it goes.”

The TikTok star then concluded his statement by asking fans to pray for him and his family.

Gilks family is mourning on tragic death of their beloved Harrison Gilks

Harrison’s death was confirmed by his family with a heartbreaking statement in his obituary, writing,

“Harrison was an inspiration to many. His smile could light up a room, his laugh could cheer anyone up. He was our sunshine on a cloudy day. He always found good in every situation and touched the lives of many with his messages of hope and encouragement through his TikTok videos, where he chronicled and shared his journey with cancer with the world.”

The lengthy statement continued,

“Though he could no longer do some of the things he loved such as play hockey, softball, jet skiing and tubing, rugby, skiing, mountain biking or dirt biking … he was determined not to let cancer get in his way.”

Harrison Gilks had been battling cancer since 2020 (Source: PEOPLE.com)

“But after nearly two and a half years of a hard-fought battle, knowing he did as much as he could, knowing he was loved and strong, he said goodbye”

His brother, David, also shared a separate video on Harrison’s account confirming his passing. He said in a video,

“He was not in pain when he passed away and he was with his family. I just wanted to come on here and say thank you to everybody from around the world for their support and encouragement. It really did mean a lot to him.”

Also read Passion of the Christ Actor Christo Jivkov died from cancer aged of 48

Disclaimer Statement: Married Biography's editors wrote and updated all of this data based on their best knowledge and understanding. If any mistakes are found, please use our email to report this content and images.