Ten-year-old TikTok star Bella Thomson has died, her mum confirmed with a heartbreaking video.
Known online as Bella Brave with more than 7 million followers, the little girl struggled with various health challenges during her short life, including Hirschsprung’s disease and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID).
On July 10, her mum, Kyla, confirmed Bella was in hospital in Canada struggling with a lung infection, before announcing her daughter had passed away on July 14.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today 
“Our brave girl left her legacy here on earth to dance on streets of gold July 14th, 2024, at 4:19 p.m. ET,” Kyla wrote alongside a video of her daughter dancing.
“Bella passed peacefully in our arms,” she added. “Please keep her name on your lips, her memories alive and her bravery in your hearts. 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. 🧸 #bellabrave,” said the message.
In a follow-up statement her mum revealed just how many lives the little girl had touched.
“Everything is hard without her,” Kyla told PEOPLE. “Please help me let the world know I need them to share with us how Bella touched their lives, helped them or how she lives on in their hearts & lives.
“Don’t ever stop sharing her love and light. Don’t let her memory ever fade. Continue to be brave, be closer to God and love each other fiercely, for her. Though she be but little, she is fierce.
“She was fearless. What ever she faced I never saw fear in her. She taught me bravery.”
Bella first went viral on social media in videos showcasing her bright and bubbly personality, despite the severe health challenges she was experiencing.
Kyla said in one Instagram post, just a day before Bella’s death, “Everything feels numb, as if my mind is shielding me from the overwhelming fear of losing my child. Despite the odds, I hold on to hope.”
Sign up to the 7NEWS app here – the news you want, when you need it. Download now, for free.
