A few times over the past year I have written about Talia Joy Castellano. I wrote about her because she was a truly inspirational child and young teen who fought cancer for the past six years. During chemotherapy she lost her hair, and then decided to make video tutorials on You Tube to show people in her situation and just other teens how to apply makeup. Her channel on You Tube had almost 1 million subscribers and last September Cover Girl made her an honorary Cover Girl. Shortly after that announcement and appearance on Ellen in the fall, Talia was admitted to the hospital where she spent the last six months of her life. Talia has died, but her memory and her spirit and inspiration lives on.
#prayfortalia It is with a heavy heart that we share with all of you that Talia has earned her wings at 11:22am. Please lift her beautiful soul, her beautiful light to heaven and please send your love and prayers to her family during this most difficult time. God speed little one, may you be free from pain and suffering, may your soul feel the light and love that you brought to so many of us on this Earth during the short time you were her with us. We will miss you more than you will ever know baby girl.
What a beautiful angel.
ReplyDeleteJust keep swimming.
ReplyDeleteSo very, very sad. I am heartbroken for this beautiful spirit...
ReplyDeleteSo sad. She was such an inspiration to everyone and had such a beautiful outlook on life. :'(
ReplyDeletePoor girl, she was beautiful inside and out. RIP.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter told me about this yesterday...she was subscribed to her YouTube channel. Very sad. :(
ReplyDeleteHow sad. My prayers are with her family.
ReplyDeleteShe really puts things in perspective....what an angel.
ReplyDeleteDamn. RIP Talia. She had such a beautiful heart.
ReplyDeleteSad :(
ReplyDeleteI sympathize with the parents and family and can understand the need for turning to spiritual matters when trying to come to terms with such a loss.
ReplyDeleteFor myself, though, if I believed in god, this is the sort of shit that would make me turn against him.
Fuck you, cancer.
Fuck you squared to children's cancer.
Deletewhat a bright, brave and beautiful spirit.
ReplyDeleteShe was truly beautiful, bubbly, and brave. The world lost someone special with her passing.
ReplyDeleteRIP sweet angel
ReplyDeleteTrayvon's passing was more profound. This child died of forces beyond her control,Trayvon's death could have been prevented.
ReplyDeleteOne death doesn't take away from another's.
DeleteWhat the fuck is wrong with you?
DeleteBeautuful girl, inside and out. Good journey sweetheart.
ReplyDeleteJust curious---???? You have no idea what profound is. It's not your fault. In fact, count yourself lucky. What happened to travon was terrible. Just awful. But profound? You should go spend some time in a children's hospital, if they'll let you. Go to the oncology floor and watch these kids live their lives while they go under treatment. That is intense. That's fucking profound, you shit head.
ReplyDeletejustcurious you have NO IDEA! Having been on an oncology floor at Kosairs Childrens Hospital in Louisville,KY is one of the most humbling, heartbreaking and at the same time awe inspiring times as the parents and children are fighters.
ReplyDeleteMy niece was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 4 years old and it was the most terrifying time of our lives. For 5 very long years we as a family watched my niece battle a disease that took many friends she made at the hospital. Even though at times we were terrified we would never show her that and we cried behind closed doors because she needed us to be strong for her. We watched this small child go through things that to this day makes me shudder. We were blessed in that my niece lived when so many angels did not to the horrible disease of cancer.
RIP Talia sweet angel. You are free from the pain now. My thoughts go out to her family right now.
Oh my God...heartbreaking. so unfair. What a cruel twist. This lovely girl had so much life in her.
ReplyDelete@Lisa so glad to hear your niece survived.
@just curious. careful. be really careful what you put out in the world. Doesn't sound like you believe in much of anything, but Karma is indeed a big ole bitch.
ReplyDeleteIs there some kind of contest for the saddest death?
ReplyDeleteI saw her a couple of times on Ellen and she was a very sweet girl--I am so sorry she lost her battle.
Peace to her family.
And those who said Cancer sucks is right--it is an evil evil thing.
Thanks for posting this Enty, I had not heard she passed.
I usually try not to be so shitty. I try it understand that many people have a hard time understanding what happens when a child has cancer and they can't help it. Every time I see another child die, it wells up inside of me. PTSD, i guess.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter died in January from leukemia. It was horrible. She worked so hard but just couldn't beat it. We all lived in the twilight zone for 13 months while she was fighting. Isolated, separated, poked, jabbed,prodded, cut open, infused, transfused. Unimaginable for any reasonable person. Like alien abduction. Shooting chemicals in my child while we all wore protective robes, gloves, masks and eyewear.
Caroline was a trooper. So strong and brave. I truly believed with all my heart she was going to beat that shit up and out.
Talia was a precious girl with so much spirit and heart. Pediatric cancer research is underfunded. It can happen to anyone, like a sucker punch. RIP Talia. (And I do believe in heaven)
My deepest sympathies still. Hugs to u and yours.
Delete@stillhere, I was going to give Enty shit for using Talia with the "I have written about" her line but your post has made me think twice. Blessings on you and your family and your sweet Caroline.
DeleteHow heart-breaking. I hurt for her family & loved ones, you can feel the love & pain in their statement.
ReplyDeleteBless you all. You'll see her
again some day.
As if we needed more proof that life just isn't fair. It's stories like these that make me really hope for the other side.
ReplyDeleteThat child was just adorable and inspirational. So sad.
ReplyDeleteIts not fair...and it sucks. Thank you for sharing Talia with us
ReplyDeleteFUCK YOU CANCER, and a Fuck You to Just Curious, you mindless fuck.
ReplyDeleteYou just don't get it, JC, do you??
Oddly enough, after hearing the news of her passing, I knew Enty would post about it, and I knew equally well that justcurious would draw a parallel between her and Trayvon Martin's deaths.
ReplyDeleteI know I'm going to get so much hate for this but... I really don't care. I didn't care about the Treyvon kid, I don't care about that Cory dude. I honestly don't see what's wrong with me that I don't care about other people dying. Maybe it's because it hasn't happened in my family, but I honestly could care less. Like really? What has that little girl done for me? What did Treyvon do for me? Nothing at all. I don't feel sad like all of you do. And I am trying to figure out why I don't sympathize with people I have no relation with.
ReplyDeleteThis girl had such a great light. I loved her clips. A life well lived.
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