TikTok influencer dead after ignoring cancer sign

A makeup artist to celebrities and influencer on TikTok has died after she ignored what can be a sign of cancer.

On Thursday, mourners in Anca Molnar’s home country of Romania lined the road and applauded as her coffin passed by.

They held up pink and purple umbrellas and threw white petals on a red carpet, reported Romania’s Pro. TV.

Molnar, 35, died of a brain tumor on Tuesday morning.

Her husband Claudiu said his wife has given him and their son Patrick “the best years of our lives.”

Before she died, Molnar uploaded a poignant post to social media saying she fought the disease “until the last drop of hope.”

She had been known in the European country for her makeup artistry with local personalities and had built a loyal social media following.

A close friend of Molnar said she had ignored a series of headaches, which can be a sign of the cancer.

“She had been experiencing excruciating headaches more frequently.

“Initially, she didn’t think much of them, because that’s how we are, but she found herself struggling to carry out her daily tasks consistently,” Alina Radi said.

Molnar, from the city of Timisoara in Romania’s west, only went to see a doctor just over a year ago when the pain became severe, added Ms Radi.

She was diagnosed with the disease but doctors in Romania said the cancer had progressed to a point where there was little they could do.

According to Australia’s Cancer Council, headaches can be an early sign of brain cancer. The organization notes that headaches are common, and so are very often not a sign of the disease, but if someone is worried they should see a GP.

Seizures, weakness or paralysis in a part of the body and loss of balance, can also be symptoms.

The average age of an Australian with brain cancer is 59. The prognosis for people with a brain cancer varies. For benign tumors that can be removed “a cure is likely,” said the Cancer Council.

Molnar then travelled to Turkey where she underwent brain surgery, according to reports, and rounds of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

The cancer did go into remission after the initial operation but a second tumour was found shortly afterwards forcing her to go under the knife once gain.

Molnar detailed her treatment on social media including images of her with her head bandaged and in hospital gowns.

Recently, Ms Molnar praised the support of her husband Claudia.

“I have the strongest and best man by my side, in good times and bad. Thank you my love.”

On Tuesday, the day she died, a post to Ms Molnar’s Instagram and TikTok accounts showed the view from a plane above the clouds on a beautiful sunny day.

“I came, lived beautifully and left for another world. I fought as best I knew how and with all my strength … Until the last drop of HOPE,” the caption read.

“I leave my gratitude in my heart for how beautiful my life has been.

“Let my smile remain a testimony that I lived it to the fullest.

”I leave you one last exhortation: live beautifully and live to the fullest!”

Molnar’s funeral took place on Thursday where her husband celebrated his wife.

“We say goodbye, our love! You gave us the best years of our lives. You made us strong men who will never forget you,” he wrote in a statement, reported Romanian website Spy News.

“We pray that you watch over us proudly from heaven!

“Me and the fruit of our love, Patrick, say goodbye to you today.

“Thank you for fighting so hard for us. You leave only among people but not from our hearts! Smooth flight, my love!”