Reports have confirmed the terrible news of YouTuber Claire Wineland's passing.
Claire lost her battle with cystic fibrosis after a lung transplant, a surgery that was supposed to increase her quality of life.
She has been documenting her everyday struggles, hopes and dreams on her YouTube channel this past year, and is the Founder of Claire's Place Foundation, a charity that supports families living with cystic fibrosis.
Cystic fibrosis or CF is a chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system in the human body.
It creates an overproduction of very thick mucus which blocks multiple systems in the body, and eventually leads to respiratory infection and failure.
There is currently no cure.
21-year-old Claire Wineland shared her journey with cystic fibrosis with her informative videos on what it was like to live daily with CF.
Her passing comes only a week after her double lung transplant.
Her Foundations' Instagram account kept everyone up to date on her surgery, and the complications she was facing.
Although she was being kept in th best care, Claire suffered a stroke and was put in a medically induced coma.
Despite all that was being done to try and recover her, Claire sadly passed away on September 2nd.
Last night at 6:00pm, Claire Wineland our inspirational founder passed away. She was not in any pain and the medical staff said it was the most peaceful passing they had ever witnessed. . She was surrounded by love and with her mother Melissa Yeager and father John Wineland; they saw her into this world for her first breath and were with her for her last. . She suffered a massive stroke on August 26th after a successful double lung transplant. The stroke was caused by a blood clot. After a week of intensive care and various life saving procedures, it became clear that it was Claire's time to go. . Yesterday, Claire's family and a few very close friends came to say their final farewells and offer their support to the family. . In Claire fashion, she is an organ donor. Claire's remarkable family were so happy for the other families that were now getting the calls that the organ they had long been waiting for was now available for transplant. They had been on the receiving end of that call just one short week ago. . We know Claire was loved all over the world. Your prayers, support and encouraging words, have been a huge source of strength for her and her family. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your massive amazing out pouring of love. . We are asking to please give the family privacy at this time. They have so generously shared their lovely Claire's remarkable journey with us all, but now is the time to give them some peace from the public spotlight. They will emerge eventually, but please give them the time to come to terms with their family member's passing. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be made to Claire's foundation. . Claire's Place Foundation is committed to upholding Claire's legacy by assisting Cystic Fibrosis families in need. . In the words of our precious founder Claire Wineland: "Death is Inevitable. Living a life we can be proud of is something we can control." You sure made the whole world proud of you Claire! . She was one red hot spark of inspiration and joy, wasn't she? Rest In Peace Sweet Warrior Claire, we will continue where you left off. . Hug your loved ones close, Laura McHolm Board Chairman
In her passing, she was able to save two other people through organ donation with her two kidneys.
She was an inspiration to many and an important figure and role model across the cystic fibrosis community as well as YouTube and the world.
We will miss her greatly, and may she rest in peace.
