{"id":828312,"date":"2026-07-27T02:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/828312\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T02:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T02:07:11","slug":"canadian-tiktok-star-dies-of-maid-at-49-following-alzheimers-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/828312\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian TikTok star dies of MAID at 49 following Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Canadian TikTok star who openly documented her struggle with Alzheimer\u2019s disease through viral social media videos has ended her life at 49 using medical assistance in dying (MAID).<\/p>\n

Rebecca Luna, of Victoria, B.C. died on July 25 at 1:15 p.m. surrounded by her loved ones, according to a post shared to the creator\u2019s TikTok account over the weekend.<\/p>\n

An update was also posted to an online fundraiser set up to cover Luna\u2019s end-of-life expenses. It included a message from her eldest daughter which confirmed her death.<\/p>\n

Luna was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer\u2019s at the age of 48.<\/p>\n

In the days leading up to her death, she posted a final message telling her some 93,000 followers that she had moved up her MAID date to July 25 because her decline had come faster than she hoped.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a hard decision to make,\u201d Luna explained. \u201cBecause I\u2019m living in a body that doesn\u2019t feel safe, good, nothing. It feels terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s taken so much from me,\u201d she said of her disease.<\/p>\n

According to Statistics Canada, approximately 750,000 Canadians are living with Alzheimer\u2019s disease or another form of dementia. The disease is more common among women, who are also twice more likely to die with the disease than men.<\/p>\n

Luna leaves behind two daughters.<\/p>\n

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