Megan Reid

About

TikTok star famous for her struggles with and untimely death from a chronic cancer diagnosis. She earned more than 180,000 followers to the megan.the.cancer.kid account that continues to run in her name to help promote progressive medical reform of cancer treatment and diagnosis as well as political reform to help dissuade discrimination of individuals with disabilities. The final episodes of her multi-part story of her recovery from her latest stem cell transplant were interrupted by her death. Her final post was on July 11, 2022 -- part three of the tale of her 3 month hell-scape experience with stem cell replacement therapy. She died three days later. 

Before Fame

She was an athlete and sophomore in high school before her first diagnosis in November 2019. She suffered and survived 5 rounds of chemotherapy remission in April 2020. However, before the year ended, the cancer relapsed. She began treatment but chemo therapy would prove ineffective. Doctors would attempt both a autologous donation of her own stem cells for replacement and next a donation from her sister for a allogeneic stem cell transplant. All attempts were ultimately unsuccessful. 

Trivia

Megan suffered from what is termed grey zone lymphoma (GZL). It is a very rare disorder involving rapid onset growth of cancer cells within the lymphatic system and its pathology mimics both Hodgkin lymphoma and a type of B-cell lymphoma. These seemingly conflicting pathologies make the disease incredibly difficult to diagnose and decide on a supportive treatment plan.

Family Life

Supported by her parents and sister, she was able to live a semblance of a normal teenager's life up until the month before her death. Her last posts to her Instagram account at the end of June 2022 were of her attending a neighborhood festival with her sister and cuddling a therapy dog while in clinic. 

Associated With

Her July 2, 2022 post just 12 days before her death sampled the song "A Million Lives" by rapper Jake Miller which lyrics perfectly synched with her story of having to leave her sport of cheerleading following her diagnosis.