YouTube and TikTok star La’tayvia Deshay Ransom, known online as Tayta Games , died Wednesday, days before her 22nd birthday.

Ransom had been fighting a battle with colon cancer, which she documented in a series of posts on her YouTube channel. She initially shared the news of her diagnosis one year ago.

Her father shared the news of her passing on Facebook.

“My Oldest daughter passed this morning... La’tayvia Deshay Ransom would have made 22yrs old in 9 days,” the post reads. “I’ve been doing 2 a days at the hospital for the past week praying for the best. Talking to her made me so optimistic. Damn, I just can’t believe I lost my child.”

Ransom had more than a million followers across her social media accounts including Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

She was known for her comedic

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