From Fox News: Kelley Mack, an actress known for her roles in “The Walking Dead” and “9-1-1,” has died. She was 33.
Mack, born Kelley Lynne Klebenow, passed away peacefully on August 2 in her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, her sister confirmed to Fox News Digital. The actress had been fighting cancer: glioma of the central nervous system.
Her sister, Kathryn Klebenow, also shared the news on Mack’s Instagram page, writing, “It is with indelible sadness that we are announcing the passing of our dear Kelley. Such a bright, fervent light has transitioned to the beyond, where we all eventually must go.”
“Kelley passed peacefully on Saturday evening with her loving mother Kristen and steadfast aunt Karen present,” Klebenow said. “Kelley has already come to many of her loved ones in the form of various butterflies. She will be missed by so many to depths that words cannot express.”
Mack shared her diagnosis in January on Instagram, saying, “In September, I moved into a new apartment with my boyfriend, Logan. For a month after that, I had persistent lower back pain and thought I slipped a disc. A few weeks later, I had neuropathic itching in my right quad. And then, the shooting pains in my legs and back began, which resulted in me having to sleep in a recliner for a month because laying down was too painful.”
She continued, “On Thanksgiving Eve, I had emergency MRIs done at the hospital, which revealed an abnormal mass in my spinal cord. Fast forward to now – I have been diagnosed with #diffusemidlineglioma, an extremely rare type of #astrocytoma #cancer. Due to the biopsy surgery on my spinal cord, I have lost the use of my right leg and most of my left leg, so I now get around with a walker and a wheelchair.”
Walking Dead actor Kelley Mack died over the weekend, her family announced.
"Such a bright, fervent light has transitioned to the beyond," her sister writes on social media. https://t.co/BoiTy9ctYe
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