TikTok Star Jehane Thomas Dead at Age 30

TikTok personality Jehane Thomas has died. The single mother of 2 boys used her platform to talk about juggling motherhood and a start-up business. On March 5th, she wrote on Instagram, “I was diagnosed with optic neuritis a few months ago after nearly 2 years of being told my migraines were stress related.” The cause of death has not been announced. She leaves behind two children, aged just 1 and 3. Jehane Thomas was 30 years old.

[coolbreeze]

She was so young and suffered so much. As a migraine sufferer, I understand the debilitating pain and inability to function when it hits. Also doctors lack of knowledge and not enough research into treating it. Prayers for her kids and family.

[xMontorix]

I got this temporarily due to an infection some months ago. Im a grown man and I was crying in the kitchen because the pain from that migraine is unbearable. You can't even rest your head on anything because it makes your brain hurt & swell and if you try to force it you'll go blind for a few seconds. It was unbearable. Couldn't sleep for an entire week. R.I.P to this woman.

[aqueous]

She sounded and looked like a wonderful parent. I hope those boys will get the love and support she gave them. She seemed like a very honorable thoughtful woman. Hopefully her life and love can be cherished and remembered for the sake of those boys. That’s just so tragic. I pray they receive the strength to have fulfilling joyous lives in her memory.

[crystalkerstal]

Always seek more than one opinion when you know there is something wrong and they dismiss you. They will often write you off as just wanting pain meds or crazy. But it’s your life not theirs. If you don’t advocate for yourself, no one else will. Sending prayers to her kids and family. May she RIP🕊🕊🕊

[denisecook]

The medical system is so broken..Doctors either over worked or dont care or dont have the resources to properly treat patients anymore...My father was told he had a flu to go home..no joke...and he died 4 months later of liver cancer! Our deepest condolences to her family🇵🇪

[missingutah]

Can't help but feel her doctors let her down. This is just really sad and almost makes me angry that they didn't help her. Poor babies

[GoldenFFC]

how can Optic Neuritis be lethal? I was looking around and saw that the condition itself isn't lethal. Something else was going on then

[kyledunsmore]

After seeing this, it makes me really appreciate what my wife's neurologist did. She has been suffering from a lot more migraines than normal. A few weeks ago at her appointment, she told him she has been under more stress than normal but he sent her for an MRI, anyway, to be on the safe side he said. Everything came back fine but I am glad he did it after seeing this story.

[mongdc]

My sister had very bad migraines when she was in her early 20’s, they always dismissed something more dangerous and kept giving her medication for migraines. It got to a point where her body collapsed, when they took her to the hospital they finally ran more tests and she had an acoustic aneurysm as big as a golf ball.

Heartbroken for her babies who will face this mad world without her mom. I hope they surround with love and support from anyone who takes care of them

[Sick_Boy_Rick]

I don’t really get into tic tok but hearing this young woman’s story is heartbreaking. My middle daughter has terrible migraines and her docs keep telling her it’s stress too. My heart breaks for her now orphaned babies. May she rest in peace.

[janice]

My deepest condolences to her family, friends and her baby boys.
Fly high with the angels 😇

[bobbyboi]

this breaks my heart. she was such a caring and loving mother, you can tell her boys were her whole world, she was probably scared to leave them. rest easy, momma.

[Badpoison]

I'm currently going through the same thing, it is literally hell. I don't care if I get my vision in my left eye back, I just want the pain to stop. My very deepest condolences to her loved ones.

[greenbutterfly]

This reminds me so much of what happened to my bestie.
She passed away almost two years ago of a brain tumor.
She had kept going to doctors about constant headaches she was having, and each one kept telling her it was either migraines or sinus issues.
It took her collapsing at home infront of her young son before they finally did a brain scan only to discover it was not "migraines or sinuses"...it was a full blown brain tumor.
Sadly, she only lived weeks after the discovery.
Frustrating when you can't get doctors to listen.

[SpaceCase-myOf]

A perfect example of medical neglect….I never knew how common it was until a family member found out she had a “zebra” condition. Then I met my best friend who has Ehlers danlos and POTS. And then I met a coworker who almost died because her nurses ignored her after giving birth to her child. Now I’ve realized it’s dangerously uncommon 😢 I personally am experiencing this myself now. More could have been done….that poor woman and those poor little babies 😢 Bloods on someone’s hands with this one 🤷🏼‍♀️ iswis

[KWMc]

Yeah. My son was treated for migraines for years and his condition kept worsening. They never did a CT scan or MRI, I guess because there is a family history of migraines. His blood pressure started going out of control and couldn't be managed with medication and then he started having dizzy spells after an airplane trip. He went to an ENT for dizziness and they finally did tests and was sent to neurologists. He has been diagnosed with a skull based chondrosarcoma. His neurologists told him it was slow growing and had been growing for probably 20 years. The thing is, his doctors should have ruled out a tumor to begin with, when the migraines started. All I have to say is if your gut tells you something BAD is wrong and you keep having symptoms go to several different doctors and don't give up until you find out what's wrong. Very sorry this young lady passed.

[BiggestKornFan]

I've had experienced terrible migraines throughout my entire life after 8 brain surgeries, I wish this woman would've found some sort of relief like I did, Thoughts and prayers to her and the family!

[lolafairchild]

All we can do is speculate as to the cause of her death, but please understand that chronic pain and illness impact the mind, too. Please be kind no matter the manner of death, and be understanding of what chronic pain really is ❤. Prayers for her babies.

[juliesterkel]

Sounds like an aneurysm and they missed it 😢.

[LaineyBug]

Just imagining how long she had to endure being told it was all in her head and not being taken seriously. She could have gotten ahead of this condition so much sooner if they had listened. Women, please be your best health advocate. Pain is not a natural state of being. Pain is not weakness leaving your body. She didn't have to die. 😢