Beloved Young Doctor Who Shared Her Final Days Online Has Passed Away
Dr. Kimberly Nix, a Canadian doctor who captured hearts worldwide by documenting her battle with metastatic sarcoma on Instagram and TikTok, has passed away three years after her diagnosis. She was only 28 when she was diagnosed, during the final year of her medical residency.
Through her videos, Dr. Nix became an inspiration, openly discussing the challenges of living with a rare and aggressive cancer while continuing to share positivity, humor, and resilience. She showed the world not just a patient, but a woman full of life, dreams, and determination.
Her final nine-minute video, posted on May 8, was deeply moving. As she got ready on camera, she reflected on her love for her husband, gratitude for her supporters, and the fullness of her life despite its brevity. She asked that those moved by her story consider donating to the Sarcoma Alliance.
“I had a beautiful life,” she said. “I’m so proud of it.” Her only sorrow, she admitted, was not being able to grow old alongside her husband.
Today, her courage and authenticity continue to echo across social media, reminding us of the fragility of life and the strength of the human spirit. Dr. Nix’s legacy will live on in the countless people she touched and inspired.
TikToker who documented journey with metastatic sarcoma dies at 31, released final video saying ‘I’ve passed away
“If following along has been helpful in any way I have achieved my goal. If sarcoma awareness is achieved, I’ve achieved my goal,” Dr. Kimberley Nix said in her farewell video.
TikToker Kimberley Nix, who documented her three year journey with metastatic sarcoma, has died at the age of 31.
As a final farewell, Nix published a last video on her TikTok page to her 148,000 followers saying, “If you’re seeing this message, I have passed away peacefully.”
Nix, who worked as a resident doctor, was diagnosed with palliative sarcoma cancer at 28 years old, according to her TikTok account. Since then, she’s used the platform to spread awareness on sarcoma cancer, a group of cancers that begin in the bones and in soft tissues, according to the Mayo Clinic.
In her farewell video she said: “I am a resident doctor who trained in internal medical and had a beautiful life and I’m so proud of it. Those who know me know I love my pets, my husband and make up in the reverse over, my husband first and of course all of my family and friends.”
“In 2021, I got the opportunity to start making TikTok videos and I never thought that these would become anything. My goal was to spread awareness about sarcoma cancer, and we have been a successful team. We have reached great heights in sarcoma awareness,” she explained.
“One of the things that has been the most important for really getting to know you all better has been also sharing my own journey and through my TikTok page, I’ve shared my journey from the time that my disease was potentially curative … I’ve shared about going through six different lines of both experimental and non experimental … therapies,” she said.
@cancerpatientmd My journey here is over and i cant thank each and every one of you enough! You have all made me so happy and your comments and support are more than enough to have gotten anyone thriugh anything! If you wish, Please donate through my link in bio to sarcoma cancer research and follow my husband in his updates @LightestCheese 💕 #death #dying #palliative #sarcoma #undifferentiatedpleomorphicsarcoma #cancer #cancerpatient #md #resident #medschool ♬ original sound – Cancer Patient, MD
“I shared about going through the various challenges of cancer and how we overcame them and I shared about love and joy and gratitude, because in this journey being grateful with people in the little moments, those little parts of your day like that warm first sip of tea in the morning or how it feels when the snow is fresh on your face, are the most beautiful.”
She also documented checking items off her bucket list — from her engagement, her wedding, to a dream trip to New York City where she had “a plush stay” that reminded her of the TV show “Gossip Girl” and saw a musical on Broadway.
Nix also enjoyed trips to the mountains, to San Francisco’s wine country, and saw some of her favorite artists including Taylor Swift on her Era’s Tour, Coldplay and Noah Kahan.
“Through this time my workplace, my husband’s workplace, have been so supportive of us and he’s been able to be off with me a lot of the time. I’ve had my parents here a lot of the time supporting me and having support is so wonderful,” she said.
Nix started to cry when she spoke about her husband.
“My only sadness dying is knowing that we didn’t get to grow old together. Everything else is totally bearable because that is the only thing that really matters,” she said.