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John West, a beloved content creator known for sharing his experience with autism, has died, his sister shared on social media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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\u201cJohn recently passed away from natural causes\ud83d\udc94\u201d his sister, Des, captioned an Instagram post on May 31<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Des \u2014 who shares her family life to over 1.4 million followers across Instagram and TikTok \u2014 said in 2024 that she gained custody of West after he allegedly received improper care in his previous living situation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
John West, a beloved content creator known for sharing his experience with autism, has died, his sister shared on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn recently passed away from natural causes\ud83d\udc94 UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN MR. WEST\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83d\udda4\u201d West’s sister, known online as \u201cDes,\u201d captioned an Instagram post<\/a> on May 31. \u201cthank you to everyone that reached out. I appreciate everyone!\u201d<\/p>\nDes \u2014 who shares her family life to over 1.4 million followers across Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a> \u2014 said in 2024 that she gained custody of West after he allegedly received improper care in his previous living situation. Over the next two years, she shared frequent updates chronicling his life as an adult with autism, documenting his adventures in dating and the silliness of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nJohn West
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In a subsequent post<\/a>, Des shared that West had \u201cfaced a number of serious health challenges\u201d and had a \u201clong history of medical issues,\u201d including \u201csevere dental infections that had gone untreated for decades,\u201d blood in his urine, and \u201congoing\u201d kidney issues.<\/p>\n\u201cMany of you are new here and may have assumed that John was simply a healthy man with autism, but that wasn’t the case,\u201d she added. \u201cI chose to share the positive parts of his life and journey because not every hardship or medical issue needed to be made public. There was much more to his story than what people saw online.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a touching post after the news of West’s death, Des shared a video singing in the car with West, writing in the caption, \u201cDear Brother, Thank you for the last 2\u00bd years of making my life brighter, funnier, and better. You will be missed every day. I just know you’re in God’s arms now, keeping him busy and asking a million and one questions with your curiosity\ud83d\ude2b\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n
In the comments of her posts, fans shared touching tributes to the late internet star.<\/p>\n\n![\"John](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/EEIzf3ZesBHUGABObftxUg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTk1MztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/e8333addcbc3df2710c023d8a319a5f1\"\/)
<\/div>\nJohn West
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\u201cMy deepest condolences. He was so loved \ud83d\ude22\ud83d\udc94\u201d penned one.<\/p>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong> PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThankful you shared his life with us and we all got to experience his joy,\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can’t believe he’s gone \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\ude22,\u201d shared a third. \u201cSo sorry for your loss.\u201d<\/p>\n
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John West, a beloved content creator known for sharing his experience with autism, has died, his sister shared on social media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
\u201cJohn recently passed away from natural causes\ud83d\udc94\u201d his sister, Des, captioned an Instagram post on May 31<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Des \u2014 who shares her family life to over 1.4 million followers across Instagram and TikTok \u2014 said in 2024 that she gained custody of West after he allegedly received improper care in his previous living situation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
John West, a beloved content creator known for sharing his experience with autism, has died, his sister shared on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn recently passed away from natural causes\ud83d\udc94 UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN MR. WEST\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\ud83d\udda4\u201d West’s sister, known online as \u201cDes,\u201d captioned an Instagram post<\/a> on May 31. \u201cthank you to everyone that reached out. I appreciate everyone!\u201d<\/p>\n Des \u2014 who shares her family life to over 1.4 million followers across Instagram<\/a> and TikTok<\/a> \u2014 said in 2024 that she gained custody of West after he allegedly received improper care in his previous living situation. Over the next two years, she shared frequent updates chronicling his life as an adult with autism, documenting his adventures in dating and the silliness of everyday life.<\/p>\n John West In a subsequent post<\/a>, Des shared that West had \u201cfaced a number of serious health challenges\u201d and had a \u201clong history of medical issues,\u201d including \u201csevere dental infections that had gone untreated for decades,\u201d blood in his urine, and \u201congoing\u201d kidney issues.<\/p>\n \u201cMany of you are new here and may have assumed that John was simply a healthy man with autism, but that wasn’t the case,\u201d she added. \u201cI chose to share the positive parts of his life and journey because not every hardship or medical issue needed to be made public. There was much more to his story than what people saw online.\u201d<\/p>\n In a touching post after the news of West’s death, Des shared a video singing in the car with West, writing in the caption, \u201cDear Brother, Thank you for the last 2\u00bd years of making my life brighter, funnier, and better. You will be missed every day. I just know you’re in God’s arms now, keeping him busy and asking a million and one questions with your curiosity\ud83d\ude2b\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n In the comments of her posts, fans shared touching tributes to the late internet star.<\/p>\n John West \u201cMy deepest condolences. He was so loved \ud83d\ude22\ud83d\udc94\u201d penned one.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong> PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThankful you shared his life with us and we all got to experience his joy,\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n \u201cI can’t believe he’s gone \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\ude22,\u201d shared a third. \u201cSo sorry for your loss.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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