{"id":9871,"date":"2025-06-26T10:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/influencer-tanner-martin-dies-at-30-after-battle-with-cancer\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T10:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:15:41","slug":"influencer-tanner-martin-dies-at-30-after-battle-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/influencer-tanner-martin-dies-at-30-after-battle-with-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Tanner Martin Dies at 30 After Battle With Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Influencer <strong>Tanner Martin<\/strong> has died following a five-year battle with terminal cancer. He was 30 years old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Martin had recently become a first-time father and welcomed a daughter with wife <strong>Shay Wright<\/strong> in May. At the age of 25, he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in November 2020. He and Wright began sharing his health updates on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Prior to his death, Martin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLVXjiyODOY\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded a video<\/a>, which was posted via Instagram on Wednesday, June 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHey, it\u2019s me, Tanner, if you\u2019re watching this, I am dead,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cI had a heck of a life. I decided to make this video announcing my death because I saw someone did that, like, a year or so ago, and I think it\u2019s a good opportunity to get all your thoughts out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-and-social-media-stars-who-announced-their-own-deaths\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 400 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Feature-Celebrities-and-Social-Media-Stars-Who-Announced-Their-Own-Deaths.jpg?crop=0px%2C35px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebrities and Social Media Stars Who Announced Their Deaths\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Feature-Celebrities-and-Social-Media-Stars-Who-Announced-Their-Own-Deaths.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-and-social-media-stars-who-announced-their-own-deaths\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrities and Social Media Stars Who Announced Their Own Deaths<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSeveral social media personalities confirmed their own deaths with posthumously released statements and recorded messages. Bella Bradford, for her part, recorded a video for her TikTok page ahead of her October 2024 death. \u201cI have terminal cancer and unfortunately, by now, my life has come to an end, and I\u2019ve passed away,\u201d Bradford, who was [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">He added that \u201clife was awesome. I really enjoyed it while I was here. Hopefully, I believe there\u2019s something after this. I\u2019m excited to meet those people, and hopefully we\u2019re hanging out now and making fun of all you nerds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Martin mentioned his family members who have died, and said, \u201cThere\u2019s just a lot of people that for the afterlife, I\u2019m excited to see them, and excited to see them not in pain and just happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DLVXjiyODOY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">He reflected on his journey into the unknown, adding, \u201cI don\u2019t know, I\u2019m like, death is scary, but it\u2019s also like a new adventure, you know. And I\u2019m kind of excited for it, a little bit. \u2026 I\u2019m excited to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">see what the experience is like, and hopefully it\u2019s good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Martin said he loved his fans and thanked them for their \u201csupport and helping to make the last years of my life here on earth, like, fun and enjoyable and helping me be comfortable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Following his farewell message, Wright shared a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLVauxHvgf7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subsequent post<\/a> in which Martin, making his \u201clast wish,\u201d directed followers to the family\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-tanners-family-honor-his-last-wish?attribution_id=sl:8344867a-b4c3-4ed0-b77e-edc5e7fcdc03&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1750877110&amp;utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;utm_content=amp13_c-amp14_t2-amp15_c&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link&amp;v=amp14_t2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In November 2024, he and his wife announced that they were expecting a baby.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cIt\u2019s interesting because usually when people get pregnant they only have excitement for the future. While we are definitely excited, we are also experiencing grief, fear and anxiety,\u201d Wright told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/couple-who-went-viral-for-terminal-cancer-diagnosis-share-they-are-pregnant-exclusive-8739819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>People<\/i><\/a> in an interview at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She called her pregnancy \u201ca massive decision for us that took a couple years to decide. As I\u2019m a mental health therapist, I\u2019m very aware of the research of child development. But also aware of how to combat possible negative effects. But either way, it\u2019s going to be hard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The couple announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJsB275P71c\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their daughter\u2019s birth<\/a> via their joint Instagram account on May 15. In a photo, they held the baby in a hospital bed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Several days prior to the little one\u2019s arrival, Martin took to Instagram to share that chemo had made his voice \u201creally hoarse, so I sound like a different me. But I\u2019m doing OK. Just tired.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">He then showed off tiny slippers, saying, \u201cGuess what\u2019s happening. 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