Kelley Mack, ‘Walking Dead' actress, dies at 33
Ms. Mack wrote in an Instagram post in January that she had started experiencing persistent lower back pain, which led her to believe she had a slipped disk.
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'Then, the shooting pains in my legs and back began, which resulted in me having to sleep in a recliner for a month because laying down was too painful,' she wrote.
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Ms. Mack had an emergency MRI scan, and doctors found 'an abnormal mass' in her spinal cord, she wrote. After a biopsy surgery on her spinal cord, she said, she lost most of the use of her legs and had to use a wheelchair and a walker.
'It has been a very emotional and challenging time, truly testing my mental fortitude, faith, and physical strength,' she wrote.
After the surgery, she underwent radiation treatment in Cincinnati.
In March, Ms. Mack posted a video of herself walking up a set of stairs. 'It's a big deal for me,' she wrote. 'Life has also had its ups and downs lately.' In recent months, she also posted updates about 'Universal,' an independent film in which she had starred.
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She was born Kelley Lynne Klebenow on July 10, 1992, in Cincinnati. She graduated from the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., in 2014.
She leaves her parents, Kristen and Lindsay Klebenow, and her siblings Kathryn and Parker.
She earned 35 acting credits, including Addy in the ninth season of the AMC series 'The Walking Dead.' She also appeared on the NBC drama 'Chicago Med' and the Fox show '9-1-1,' among others.
'Kelley's love for storytelling blossomed at a young age, when she received a mini video camera as a birthday gift,' according to her family's statement. 'This sparked a lifelong passion for the arts,' leading Ms. Mack to start acting in commercials when she was a child.
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