Wang Weiqian.
Credit: Wang Weiqian/Instagram
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Taiwanese influencer Wang Weiqian has died at age 29 after posting about her cancer journey for over 18,000 followers on social media
Her death was confirmed with a post shared on March 19, over four years after she disclosed her lymphoma diagnosis online
In a previous post, the content creator explained how she initially believed the symptoms of her tumor were just a strain from working
Taiwanese influencer Wang Weiqian has died at age 29 after documenting her cancer journey for over 18,000 Instagram followers.
The content creator's death was confirmed in a post to her social media page on Thursday, March 19. The announcement is signed by Huanmu Biotechnology Co., and as translated into English, it began by stating that Weiqian was the "person in charge of the company" before she "unfortunately passed away recently."
Per her Instagram bio, the late content creator founded the intimacy care brand, Hermacy. Weiqian also dubbed herself a "cancer-fighting ambassador."
Wang Weiqian.
Credit: Wang Weiqian/Instagram
Her posts about living with lymphoma and undergoing chemotherapy treatments date back to 2021, but she reviewed everything that led up to her diagnosis in an Instagram caption from March 2022. She described the initial signs as a tumor she "pretended" was a strain. Weiqian noted that her symptoms appeared before she hired employees and was therefore handling all of the moving, packing and shipping of goods by herself.
"One day, I suddenly experienced intense pain under my armpit. It was really sudden. I thought to myself, 'I'm working so hard, I even strained my armpit!' But the pain didn't subside at all; in fact, it got worse," she wrote, adding that her friends worried that she might have breast cancer. Upon their advice, she regularly checked for "anything strange" in her armpits, and eventually she felt something that grew rapidly.
"It started to grow noticeably every day ... Its growth rate was off the charts!" wrote Weiqian. Her mother urged her to see a doctor, where she underwent tests on the spot.
"The ultrasound showed it was just a regular lymph node, but the shape was a bit strange. The doctor said I could continue testing if I wanted, but I thought, 'Forget it, it's not a big deal,'" she continued in her caption. "Just when I was about to give up, my dad insisted on getting a diagnosis ... This time, the ultrasound revealed not just one growth, but a whole cluster of lymphomas."
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In another post reflecting on her illness, Weiqian explained how she maintained her gratitude and "positive energy" while dealing with cancer.
"Maybe because I am very ritualistic, I like to make my life ... exquisite and beautiful, everything can shine, there is no ugly knot in my life, all are beautiful bows tied with my own hands," she wrote alongside an Instagram post from January 2022. Addressing her thousands of supporters online, she added, "I have to continue to move forward hand in hand with you."
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