Beauty Influencer Passes Away From Cervical Cancer: ‘I Was Misdiagnosed All This Time’

Photo: JESSICA PETTWAY/INSTAGRAM Sadly, Jessica Pettway, a well-known beauty influencer, passed away just a few weeks ago, according to her family. She was just 36 years old. The news shook the online beauty community as the influencer and mom of two bravely shared with her 153,000 Instagram followers her battle with stage 3 cervical cancer, a diagnosis she received nearly nine months before her passing. In a detailed Instagram post, Pettway opened up about the frustrating journey she faced beginning in 2022, shedding light on initially being misdiagnosed. “Last June, I was having intense vaginal bleeding. And when I say intense, I mean I was literally bleeding out. I called around and asked other women if they experienced this before and majority of them said they have. I thought, well maybe this is a “normal” thing that women go through,” Pettway shared. “I was experiencing extreme fatigue, weakness and just not feeling like myself. But again, I accepted this as a “normal” symptom that most women go through,” she continued. She then recounted that after being found unresponsive on her bathroom floor, her gynecologist claimed that she was suffering from fibroids, a misdiagnosis that tragically delayed her real diagnosis. This...