In a heartbreaking video posted on TikTok Feb. 14, Laura Lee—whose videos include beauty reviews and insights on family life—shared that her daughter Savannah, who was diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (a severe form of epilepsy), passed away the day before.
"I cannot believe I'm making this video and I'm going to do my best to get through it," Laura Lee tearfully told followers in her clip. "Most of you know I have three children, and my oldest is Savannah. She's 15 and she's epileptic."
She continued, "I know you guys would see her in my videos and hear me do story times with her. I know you guys really loved her, so I wanted to let you know that yesterday morning she had a fatal seizure and passed away."
A third sympathized with the feeling, penning, "Losing a child is truly the hardest thing a parent can ever go through. I am sorry that you have to go through this," as a fourth agreed, "This is heartbreaking, it's so brave of you to share your love and pain like this. We are all feeling it with you."
"I am so sorry Laura. I’ve been a silent follower for years and all I want to do is give you a hug. Prayers to you and your family during this hard time [sic]," another comment read, which has since gained over 21 thousand likes.
On Feb. 14, the internet personality took to the social media platform to announce her 15-year-old daughter Savannah had passed away the day before. The teenage girl suffered from Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (a severe form of epilepsy) which caused her to succumb to a fatal seizure.
In the video, the mom-of-three mourned the immense loss as she tearfully delivered the saddening news to her 3.7 million followers.
Shortly after sharing her devastating news, thousands of users flooded the comment section with heartfelt support.
"Sending all of my love to you and your family," one person wrote. "I am so incredibly sorry." Added another, "Losing a child is truly the hardest thing a parent can ever go through. I am sorry that you have to go through this." Additionally, a third wrote, "This is heartbreaking, it's so brave of you to share your love and pain like this. We are all feeling it with you."
Following the heartbreaking admission, social media users flooded the comment section, offering loving condolences and words of encouragement.
"Sending all of my love to you and your family," one follower wrote, with another adding, "I am so incredibly sorry."
Laura Lee previously opened up about Savannah's diagnosis, noting that she had epilepsy since she was a toddler, though the condition increasingly progressed as she got older.
"Her neurologist and I always hoped that she would just outgrow it as she went through puberty, but she did not," she explained in an August 2021 TikTok. "Actually, it just got a lot worse. She has different types of seizures and it's really hard to control so you never know when she she's gonna have a seizure."
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