Bella Brave, a popular 10-year-old TikTok star, has passed away due to complications from multiple rare health conditions. Her mother, Kyla, announced the tragic news on Instagram on July 15, a week after Bella was placed in a medically induced coma.
Kyla frequently shared videos of her and Bella enjoying various activities, from visiting Disneyland to experimenting with makeup. According to Canadian radio station CJME, Bella was born with three rare medical conditions: dwarfism, Hirschsprung disease, and severe combined immunodeficiency.
Bella, whose full name was Isabella Thomson, had been battling a lung infection. On July 9, she was intubated in the ICU. The following day, Kyla informed followers that the family had received dire news about Bella’s condition.
“The best of the best were telling us it looked really bad. But I kept a lifted stare, intensely listening until I heard what hope there was left, that we could hang on to,” Kyla wrote. “There has been a rapid fibrosis-like deterioration of Bella’s lungs. They believe it could be an immune response.”
She continued, “They’ve seen this post BMT but why it’s happening now and this fast is unknown to them. The one option they have left to help her lungs work again will be the large dose steroids. We are on day two of those and day three will give us more information on how soon we could see her lung function improve.”
“Bella is in a medically induced coma. She’s stable and that in itself is the improvement for now,” she added. Kyla and her husband, Lyle, were doing their best to comfort Bella. “Lyle and I talk to her, I play music for her and we are reading her all the cards, letters and messages you’ve all sent. We are praying and believing we have stopped the fibrosis attack on her lungs, in enough time, that still allows her lungs to heal and function again. This wait is beyond unbearable.”
Sadly, Bella passed away, leaving her 7.3 million followers heartbroken. On TikTok, Kyla shared clips of Bella dancing in a purple dress to “Never Enough” by Loren Allred from The Greatest Showman. She also posted a heartfelt message on Instagram.
“Our brave girl left her legacy here on earth to dance on streets of gold,” Kyla wrote. “Bella passed peacefully in our arms. Please keep her name on your lips, her memories alive, and her bravery in your hearts.”
She added, “Please share with us every detail of how she touched your life or kept you brave. Bella would want you to remember; God is love, be brave, and you are never too old to bring a stuffy.”
The comment section was filled with messages of support and prayers for Bella.
“Quietly I’ve followed this account and watched her live her best life and not complain once,” one person wrote. “This is heartbreaking.”
Another added, “This broke me to pieces. Rest in peace, Bella, prayers to you all.”
