Influencer Annabelle Ham died last week after an “epileptic event,” her family said Tuesday.
“That is Annabelle’s family. We’re writing this with heavy, heavy hearts,” reads a caption of a family photo posted to the 22-year-old content creator’s Instagram account.
“Annabelle experienced an epileptic event and has gone on to the gates of heaven. She struggled with this for a very long time and wanted to boost awareness for it, which we’ll do in honor of her,” the statement read.
Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterised by repeated seizures, in response to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
An official reason behind death has not been made public.
One in every of Ham’s sisters, Alexandria, told The Post on Tuesday that Ham “struggled with epilepsy for some time.”
“Truthfully — she was just all that’s good on this world. She was the lifetime of the party, a spark-plug, she loved everyone she met and everybody loved her too,” Alexandria said in a message.
“She was at all times so blissful and looked for tactics to make day by day, situation, or outing higher. There really aren’t adequate words for a way good she was.”
The Kennesaw State University student amassed over 78,000 YouTube subscribers and 108,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok.
Ham shared beauty tutorials and snippets from Georgia college life, including her sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi.
She died Saturday, in response to her university’s sorority chapter.
Ham’s sister, Amelia, confirmed the heartbreaking news of her passing on Monday.
“Sometimes I don’t understand why god does things but, i can’t even put into words how hard that is. You’ll never think something like this might or could occur to you until it does,” Amelia wrote.
Meanwhile, there’s speculation a Facebook post from Alabama law enforcement authorities is tied to Ham’s death.
The Fairhope Police Department’s Saturday message reads: “Today at 3:32 pm Fairhope Police Department responded to a call for a missing one who was last seen walking on the pier at the top of Molokai Lane, positioned in Fairhope. Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department together with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and Daphne Search and Rescue responded to help.”
“The person was positioned deceased. Identification has not been released pending family notification. The Fairhope Police are currently investigating and can update when further information is out there. Right now no foul play is suspected,” the department wrote.
The Post has reached out to the Fairhope Police Department and Baldwin County coroner for comment.
On Tuesday, Ham’s family asked fans to respect their privacy in addition to to not spread rumors about her death.
“Please don’t post or spread speculation or details which are unfounded. There can be a time to share more details and to go deeper into her life. Her accounts can be used to share what she went through and the fun she delivered to all of us. Unnecessary comments only serve to harm us all, it is a time for remembrance and mourning. Thanks,” the family signed off.
