‘America’s Got Talent’ Winner Grace VanderWaal Mourns Death of Mom Tina After Cancer Battle<\/p>\n
Grace VanderWaal\u2019s family is mourning a tremendous loss.<\/p>\n
The America\u2019s Got Talent<\/a> season 11 champion shared her mother Tina VanderWaal died following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 53.<\/p>\n \u201cCan\u2019t yet find the words,\u201d Grace, 21,\u00a0wrote on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0Oct. 21 alongside a carousel of pictures of her and her mom. \u201cI love you mommy. So much. I wake up and want to call you. I don\u2019t know how to move forward without you. I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n One day prior, he singer\u2019s dad Dave WanderWaal had confirmed his wife\u2019s Oct. 20 passing, in a lengthy statement detailing her legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cRemembering the beautiful life and love of our amazing Tina,\u201d he wrote on Facebook<\/a> . \u201cIt\u2019s hard to find the words to adequately express our family sorrow, but I want to share the sad news that our beloved Tina VanderWaal\u2014’Superwife\u2019 and Mother \u2018extraordinaire\u2019 \u2014passed over to the Lord\u2019s hands last night, October 20. She was a fighter to the end of her long, 17-month battle with cancer, always finding a positive outlook no matter what\u2014for herself and, even more importantly, for others facing the same difficult journey.\u201d<\/p>\n