Melanie Ham has tragically passed away at the age of 36, her husband Robert announced.
The YouTube crafting star’s husband Robert confirmed the sad news as he shared tribute posts on her Instagram page.
Melanie had been diagnosed with a type of sarcoma called epithelioid angiomyolipoma, which appears in tissues like muscles, fat, and inside bones, accord to the New York Post.
Melanie’s husband said she “fought until the end”. Her tragic death comes just nine days before the couple’s 16 year anniversary.
YouTube star Melanie’s husband shared several stunning photos of his late wife to share the news.
He wrote in the caption: “It is with a heavy heart and deep sadness I share the news of the passing of my sweet, amazing, beautiful wife Melanie. If you’ve been following our journey I’m sure you were, like us, hopeful she could defeat this insidious disease.
“Over the past few months things have been progressively getting worse and we’re thankful that we made it to this point through the holidays and tried to make every moment count.
“We are short 9 days of our 16 year anniversary. My family, our doctors, our nurses and especially Melanie fought until the end and did all we could do to avoid today, but that is not our path.
“Let me reassure all those rooting for us, Melanie fought like a warrior queen.”
Robert continued: “Despite the deep grief my family and I feel today we want to celebrate an amazing woman and a life well-lived. She loved passionately, created beautifully, provided abundantly and was my best friend all the way to the end.
“There will be more details about a ceremony shortly. Please feel free to share your own photos, memories and projects of Melanie that inspired you through the years. She was an extraordinary woman and God has another beautiful angel.
“She can now walk, and sing, and dance in a way her body did not allow over the last few months. She relied on her faith in Jesus all the way to the end and she will always be with me.
“I’m so immensely grateful for the gifts and messages and especially prayers, thank you. I’m so thankful for our amazing family, her parents Don and Lisa and their wonderful spouses Larry and Belinda, for my parents and my sister’s family and all of our close friends walking this journey with us. She was so loved.”
Later, Robert confirmed they would be holding a “celebration of life” for Melanie on Saturday 29 January.
In October, Melanie revealed her health had been “quite a struggle”.
Melanie previously underwent surgery in a bid to remove to tumours in her body, which she said was a “success”.
But, she revealed in October that her cancer had spread and become “very aggressive”.