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My 600-Lb. Life star Charity Pierce died Jan. 27 at age 50
Her daughter Charly Jo announced the news on social media and shared that her mother was surrounded by loved ones
Pierce’s cause of death was not revealed, but she was reportedly in hospice for ongoing medical conditions
Charity Pierce — known for appearing on season three of My 600-Lb. Life — has died at age 50.
On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Pierce’s daughter, Charly Jo, announced her death in a heartfelt Facebook post, noting that her mother was surrounded by loved ones in her final moments.
“I wasn’t going to post about this. But … the calling and texting is making my head feel like it’s on fire. Almost all immediate family knows so, my mom passed away today,” she wrote. “She’s up with her momma and brother and sister and she’s finally at peace.”
“Charity fly high momma. I hope you know how much I love you and how grateful I was to be able to be by your side while you took your last breath,” she wrote alongside a photo holding her mother’s hand.
According to TMZ, Pierce had been in hospice care for about two months due to ongoing medical conditions, including lymphedema and fluid buildup in her lungs. She died early Tuesday morning but an official cause of death has not been released.
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Pierce’s weight-loss journey was documented on TLC’s My 600-Lb. Life, receiving guidance on the show from Houston-based bariatric surgeon Dr. Younan Nowzaradan.
She later returned for My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?. After weighing close to 800 lbs., Pierce was able to regain her independence after weight loss surgery and multiple skin removal surgeries.
At the time, Pierce said she was making sure she didn’t fall into old habits after losing nearly 300 lbs.
“I don’t want to go back to the way I was, where I was trapped in one room in my apartment all day, every day,” she said. “You can live your whole life believing that you can’t change the things you just don’t like … the day you see that for a lie, anything is possible.”
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