Singer Cat Janice has handed away on the age of 31 after releasing music to make sure her seven-year-old son is supported.
The singer-songwriter – full identify Catherine Janice Ipsan – was recognized with sarcoma in 2022 after discovering a lump in her neck in 2021.
While present process hospital care, Janice wrote and launched a number of songs together with ‘Dance You Outta My Head’ which went viral on TikTok.
Sarcomas are ‘uncommon cancers that develop within the bones and comfortable tissues, together with fats, muscle tissues, blood vessels, nerves, deep pores and skin tissues and fibrous tissues,’ based on John Hopkins Medicine.
When Janice first observed a lump in her neck, she started documenting her journey to her 1.9 million followers on TikTok. The musician underwent surgical procedure and chemotherapy and in July 2022 was informed by medical doctors she was cancer-free. Devastatingly, the most cancers later returned and Janice revealed it had additionally unfold to her lungs, the singer finally signing over her complete discography to her seven-year-old son to verify he was financially supported when she was gone.
When she launched ‘Dance You Outta My Head’ – co-written with Max Vernon – Janice defined in a publish to TikTok on 7 January: “My final pleasure could be for those who pre saved my track ‘Dance You Outta My Head’ in my bio and streamed it as a result of all proceeds go straight to my 7 12 months old boy im abandoning. Please please share this, I would like to go away this with him.”
And her household has since taken to her Instagram to disclose she’s sadly handed away.
Taking to Janice’s Instagram web page yesterday (28 February) to share {a photograph} of the singer posing within the solar, the caption reads: “This morning, from her childhood home and surrounded by her loving household, Catherine peacefully entered the sunshine and love of her heavenly creator.
“We are eternally grateful for the outpouring of affection that Catherine and our household have acquired over the previous few months. Cat noticed her music go locations she by no means anticipated and rests within the peace of realizing that she’s going to proceed to supply for her son by her music.
“This wouldn’t have been doable with out all of you. Thank you.”
The publish explains Janice’s web page might be ‘memorialized by Cat’s brother’ who can even ‘handle all operations surrounding Cat’s music, merchandise, and public relations’.
It concludes: “Per Cat’s request, there’s some extra artwork that she needs to share too. All in due time. With Love, The Ipsans.”
Fans of the star have flooded to the publish to pay tribute to the mother.
One consumer stated: “Thinking of you all and sending all doable love and lightweight. We love you endlessly Cat.”
“Our prayers with your loved ones!!” Another added.
And a 3rd commented: “Heaven is singing tonight. I believe we’re all higher off for realizing Cat.. and after I say, ‘realizing’, I solely knew her from afar… however her story will endlessly stick with me. God bless her household and particularly that lovely little boy of hers.”
If you’ve been affected by any of those points and wish to communicate to somebody in confidence, contact the American Cancer Society on 1-800-227-2345 or through their live chat feature, available 24/7 day-after-day of the 12 months
