The death of a young social media influencer has sent waves of grief around the world. 20 year old Spanish social media influencer Elena Huelva succumbed to Ewing's sarcoma, a kind of bone cancer earlier this week.
Her final Instagram post was on January 3, in which she wrote:
Today I woke up not in the best way, it's more, not good, a very scare.
It's been very difficult days, it's getting very complicated more and more, but as you know I'm stronger, and more complicated .I want you to know that I won, a long time ago.Elena was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2019. She had revealed her health condition to her followers through a post on social media. "I wanted to say goodbye to this year with a text explaining how it has been for me these 365 days, it has really been a roller coaster, it started with bad news a bad bug had come into my life, and I had to kill it somehow. I felt afraid, insecurities kept asking me questions like; why me? Will I be strong enough to kill him? And in a few days after finding out I pulled all my strength to beat him and teach him that I was stronger than him, I started with the treatment and was like poison I was defeated, although I knew he was really helping me so I decided to take cad session with arms open thinking that one more was one less,” she wrote in a long post on social media.
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In the post she also wrote about her medications, the pain she went through and how the support of her loved ones helped her.
What is Ewing's sarcoma?
This is a rare type of cancer that occurs in bones and/ or in the soft tissues around it. The disease derives its name from Dr. James Ewing, after the doctor who first described the tumor.
It begins in the femur (thighbone), tibia (shinbone) or humerus (upper arm bone.
It mostly begins with the leg bones and in the areas adjoining pelvis. Though uncommon, it can also begin in the soft tissues of the chest, abdomen, and limbs.
What are the symptoms of Ewing Sarcoma?
The characteristic symptom of Ewing's sarcoma is pain which is typical to many forms of cancer.
The patient also experiences bone pain, unexplained tiredness, fever and unintentional weight loss.
Who is more prone to Ewing Sarcoma?
This bone cancer mostly affects children and young adults. "While Ewing sarcoma can occur at any time during childhood, it most commonly develops during puberty, when bones are growing rapidly. Ewing sarcoma most often occurs in children between the ages of 10 and 20. More males are affected than females. This type of cancer is uncommon in African-American, African and Chinese children," John Hopkins report says.
Fans have mourned the death of the social media star.
We are all thinking of you very much, very and very strong, writes one Instagram user.
"We owe Elena Huelva a deeply grateful memory for everything she has taught us. I wish I never had to. Cancer is not a battle, but a cause, one in which all powers must put ALL their efforts," another person wrote. "Thank you, Elena."
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