Janice, the cat who went viral for dedicating her latest song to her son and inspiring a TikTok trend, has died of cancer. She released her hit song at the beginning of this year Dance you out of my head Leaving the nursing home. “She will rest in peace because she knows she can continue to support her son financially through her music,” her family said.
Janice was diagnosed in March 2022 with sarcoma, a rare form of bone or soft tissue cancer. Although she announced several months later that she was cured of cancer after surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, the disease returned to her lungs last year. At the beginning of this year, she was admitted to the nursing home. She kept her followers updated on her life via social media, and said during final treatments that she had transferred the rights to her music to her seven-year-old son, Lauren.
I’m not forcing you to do this Dancing out of my head Released earlier this year, a song she dedicated to her son, the song topped several charts, such as the TikTok Billboard Top 50 and reached the top 10 on the Billboard Dance & Electronics chart. Its music video has been viewed 57 million times online.
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Janis, whose real name is Catherine Ibsan, wanted to release the song to financially secure her son’s future. “I have rough news that the cancer has won,” she said. “My tumors tripled overnight.”
Her story resonated with her followers and her song quickly went viral on TikTok. People shared videos of themselves dancing to her music. “I’m honestly amazed by everyone’s love and how everyone has supported me through this,” Janice said in an interview with the magazine. today End of January. “I really didn’t expect to be here. I really think it’s a miracle that I was able to experience this. I’m really happy to be here.”
Her husband, Kyle Higginbotham, says he hopes her music career will be remembered as more than just a “sad story.” “It’s not just a girl writing a song because she’s dying of cancer,” he said. “Kat is a true artist and has put every minute of her life into it, right up until the end.”
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