Zuza Beine was diagnosed with blood cancer when she was just three and a half years old, and she fought the good fight for 11 years. Not only that, she shared her journey on social media.
The young influencer has over 2 million followers on Instagram and over 3 million followers on TikTok. She shared both her good days and bad days on the platforms, letting followers see her in painful moments as well as on good days when she enjoyed time doing typical teenage things.
Sadly, the 14-year-old from Wisconsin passed away on September 22nd, and her family broke the news on her Instagram page where they shared a picture of Beine smiling at the beach. In the lengthy caption, they wrote, “It is with broken hearts that we share that Zuza died yesterday morning.”
They continued, “She lived 11 of her 14 years with a relentless cancer, yet lived more fully and gratefully than most. Her being changed us forever, and her dying will too.”
@zuzas.healing0 Standing with @Blood Cancer United to raise awareness 💜 Every voice helps. #BloodCancerUnited #ad ♬ original sound – zuza 🐆🎗️💓
Her family added, “It is no coincidence to us that the last video she made captures what she was grateful for—a testament to a life filled with both beauty and suffering. More than anything, she wanted to be a normal, healthy kid. But what made her life so beautiful was how she learned to face the hardest circumstances, like her disease, and still live fully.”
Her last post was a photo montage where she shared a few things she is grateful for including, “being able to taste the most delicious foods” as well as “being able to do different hairstyles.” She also mentioned her “relationships” and her “animals.” This video was posted just two days before her death.
In the post prior to that, she shared that she was “in so much pain right now it’s paralyzing.”
Her family ended their post by asking for donations to their daughter’s late uncle who died a week before Beine. They wrote, “In lieu of flowers, we know Zuza would want any donations to go toward her recently deceased uncle’s wife and children.” A GoFundMe set up for her uncle has already raised over $100,000.
Watch the video below to learn amore about Beine and her battle against cancer.
