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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shay Wright Posts Emotional Response to Over $720K in Donations After the Death of Her Husband Tanner Martin
Days after announcing the death of her husband, Tanner Martin, Shay Wright took to GoFundMe to thank their fans for their generous donations and continued support of her and their infant daughter, AmyLou Contributions to the fundraiser for Martin surpassed its initial $250,000 goal "almost immediately," moving Wright to raise the aim again so she can donate proceeds to a non-profit and open a scholarship at his alma mater Wright announced the heartbreaking news that Martin had died at age 30 on June 25. She posted a pre-recorded video of him to their social media pages, where they had documented their lives since his colon cancer diagnosis five years agoTanner Martin's wife is sharing her gratitude for their generous fans after Martin's death at age 30. Shay Wright originally shared the heartbreaking news that her husband had died in an Instagram post published on Wednesday, June 25. Days later, Wright updated their GoFundMe page with a heartfelt message in response to the outpouring of support and significant donations from their online community. "I've been sitting with my hand on my heart all day, just trying to take it all in. Tanner always said the internet could be a beautiful place — and now I've seen it with my own eyes," wrote Wright, who created content with Martin, documenting their lives on social media after Tanner was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at age 25. "The love and kindness pouring in from every corner of the world—from our TikTok and Instagram families, from friends and total strangers—is beyond anything I could've imagined," Wright's GoFundMe post continued. As she recounted, the original fundraiser goal was $250,000, set with the intention to fulfill Martin's "last wish." In a pre-recorded video posted after his death, he explained that the donations would help Wright and their infant daughter AmyLou. They announced her birth on May 15. "It'll help replace my income. It'll help pay for babysitting. It'll help for school, for her wedding. All these things that normally Shay and I would do together," Martin said in the posthumous video. "If I'm gone, it's gonna be really hard for Shay to do on her own." They hit the initial goal "almost immediately," Wright said, and donations surpassed $400,000 within 24 hours. "You've given AmyLou and me so much more than financial support. You've given us hope. You've made us feel seen. You've honored Tanner in the most incredible way," wrote Wright in her latest update. "I just can't wrap my head around it. We have even been able to cry some happy tears in the last day, realizing that even in his passing, this amazing man is taking care of me and AmyLou." The grieving mom continued to say that she once again upped the financial aim to $750,000 "to do two important things I want to do to honor my sweet Tanner's memory," she explained. In addition to "providing long-term security" for Wright and her daughter, 25% of anything over $500,000 will now also help support the non-profit organization Rebels Against Cancer. An additional 25% of the donations surpassing $500,000 will go towards establishing a scholarship in Martin's name at his alma mater, Utah Valley University. The Tanner Martin Memorial Scholarship will "help future students pursue their dreams with the same boldness and heart Tanner lived with every single day," wrote Wright. "Tanner always said, 'Keep it real.' And this is as real as it gets. You've reminded me that even in grief, there is so much light," she concluded on GoFundMe. "Thank you for showing up. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for believing that Tanner's legacy can keep changing lives." Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tanner Martin is dead at 30: Influencer announces his own death in video weeks after birth of his first child
The popular influencer Tanner Martin has died at the age of 30. In a surprising move, it was Tanner himself who delivered the news in a devastating pre-recorded video posted Wednesday to Instagram by his wife Shay Wright. Tanner bid his fans a final farewell just 41 days after he and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter named AmyLou. The couple had documented his difficult journey on social media after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer five years earlier. Tanner was as smiley and disarming as ever as he addressed the camera directly. 'Hey, it's me, Tanner. If you're watching this, I am dead,' he began, before easing some of the tension with a laugh at his own gallows humor. 'I had a heck of a life. I decided to make this video announcing my death because I saw someone did that, like, a year or so ago, and I think it's a good opportunity to get all your thoughts out,' he explained. Despite his bubbly demeanor, his voice was clearly weak and raspy as he spoke about how his wife Shay would cope with his death just weeks after becoming a new mother. 'But you guys, life was awesome. I really enjoyed it while I was here,' Tanner continued. 'Hopefully, I believe there's something after this. I'm excited to meet those people, and hopefully we're hanging out now and making fun of all you nerds,' he said, before noting family members whose deaths preceded his own. 'There's just a lot of people that for the afterlife, I'm excited to see them, and excited to see them not in pain and just happy,' he added. Even more shocking than the announcement of his own death was how optimistic Tanner managed to be as the end of his time on Earth neared. 'I don't know. I'm like, death is scary, but it's also like a new adventure, you know,' he admitted. 'I'm excited to see what the experience is like, and hopefully it's good.' He concluded his video by stating that he loved his fans and thanking them for their 'support and helping to make the last years of my life here on earth like fun and enjoyable and helping me be comfortable.' In her caption, his wife Shay wrote, 'May the force be with you from our angel force ghost🤍 see the next video for his wish.' The second video Shay shared on Wednesday again featured Tanner in the same room, but he was visibly weaker and his voice was even more frail. He sat on a sofa wrapped in a thick blanket, and next to him was his snoozing baby daughter AmyLou on a pink pillow. In the heartbreaking video, Tanner said that his daughter likely would have no memories of him because of how young she would be when he died. He urged his fans to help his wife and daughter after his death by contributing to a GoFundMe account set up in their name. Tanner and Shay announced the birth of their daughter on May 15 and shared photos of the new parents each holding the newborn. A video documenting Tanner's first moments with AmyLou showed nursed handing her to him as he whispered: 'Sweetheart, I've been so excited to meet you. I love you so much ... I've been waiting for this for so long.' He and Shay announced in November of last year that they were expecting their first child together. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shay Martin (@tannerandshay) Tanner was frailer in a second video showing his daughter AmyLou snoozing next to him. He noted that she would likely have no memories of him and asked his fans to contribute to a GoFundMe to help his wife and daughter in his absence View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shay Martin (@tannerandshay) They also acknowledged concerns about becoming parents shortly before Tanner's expected death. But both were clearly excited to have a child, and they emphasized that one of their concerns — that Tanner's cancer could possibly be genetic — had mostly been allayed. According to the Washington Post, Tanner began noticing symptoms of his cancer — initially just stomach aches — in 2020. But the pain soon grew, and he decided to see a doctor about it after he began having difficulty going to the bathroom as well. A colonoscopy soon discovered that he had stage 4 colorectal cancer, which had already spread to his liver by the time it was discovered. By 2023, doctors determined that Tanner's cancer was no longer curable, and they estimated that he might live two to five more years.
Khaleej Times
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
‘If you're watching this, I'm dead': Influencer Tanner Martin announces his death at 30
'Hey, it's me, Tanner. If you're watching this, I am dead.' For the past several years, Tanner Martin documented his colon cancer diagnosis for hundreds of thousands of followers. That included rounds of chemo and radiation and half a dozen major surgeries, as well as a visit to his future gravesite. It also included more joyful moments, like a vow renewal ceremony in Ireland with his wife, Shay Martin, and other trips abroad. Just last month, it included the arrival of their first child, AmyLou, after the in vitro fertilisation experience they chronicled. But on June 25, Shay Martin, Tanner's wife, posted one final video on behalf of her husband, who had recorded the message to be posted when he died. He was 30. The five-minute video has been viewed more than eight million times on TikTok, and over three million times on Instagram. Watch the video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shay Martin (@tannerandshay) Tanner was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in November 2020. In February 2023, he learned that the cancer was terminal. And in April of that year, the couple began posting on TikTok about his treatments, their grief and preparations for Tanner's eventual death. The Washington Post visited the family as they were preparing for their daughter's birth. Tanner died at home in American Fork, Utah, on Wednesday surrounded by family, Shay said. Her husband recorded the goodbye video in March. 'I had a heck of a life,' Tanner says in the video, adding that recording a message before his death was 'a good opportunity to get all your thoughts out.' He added that it might give his wife the space to grieve. The couple posted less than a week ago that he had entered hospice care. Who was Tanner Martin? Tanner Martin was born on December 22, 1994, in Salt Lake City before moving to China and Taiwan for a few years with his parents, Kimberly Watts and Tom Martin, who taught English. The family eventually settled in Draper, Utah. When he was 18, Tanner served in a mission in Arizona for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That's where he met Shay, whose father, Steve Wright, was a bishop in the church. Two stayed in touch on Facebook and eventually reconnected back in Utah. They married in 2018. Tanner was pursuing a master's degree to become a marriage and family therapist when he was diagnosed with cancer. Shay first started sharing updates on social media as a way to keep family up to date onTanner's treatment. But they quickly discovered a network of cancer fighters and caregivers. 'Death is like a new adventure' 'Being my age, none of my friends were going through anything similar,' Shay said in an interview on June 26 as she took a break from feeding AmyLou. 'It was really nice to met people in similar situations that we could connect with.' The couple wanted to be open about their experiences, 'the good, the bad, the ugly, the hard and the beautiful,' she said. 'It's been both beauty and really hard.' In the video, Tanner asks his followers to continue to support his wife and their daughter with donations and gift cards. 'I'm going to guess Jiaozi will probably like milk,' he says with a laugh, using a nickname for AmyLou, before holding his head in his hand. She earned the nickname Jiaozi, which means dumpling in Mandarin, at the couple's first ultrasound when Tanner dotingly noted the resemblance. 'Life was awesome. I really enjoyed it while I was here,' Tanner says. 'I believe there's something after this. I'm excited to meet those people, and hopefully we're hanging out now and making fun of all you nerds.' He left with a few words of advice: Be kind to one another and assume good intent from others. 'Death is scary, but it's also like a new adventure, you know,' he says. 'I'm excited to see what the experience is like, and hopefully it's good.'
Mint
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Who was Tanner Martin? US influencer with colon cancer who announced his own death in video
Tanner Martin, a well-known Utah-based content creator, known for sharing his journey with stage four colon cancer, died at age 30. He addressed his Instagram followers in a pre-recorded emotional video posted on June 25 to the joint account he shared with his wife, Shay Wright. He expressed gratitude to supporters, describing 'life was awesome'. Tanner Martin was a former call centre employee who received a huge online following by publicly stating and showing his cancer journey, reports said. The GoFundMe called Martin as 'a loving husband, a proud father, and a beautiful soul who touched the lives of so many with his courage and humor, even in the face of terminal illness.' Martin turned to social media to document the highs and lows of his journey through treatment, recovery, and ultimately, becoming a father, after being diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer five years ago. With his treatment showing positive results, he and Shay made the decision to start a family in 2023. Their daughter AmyLou was born on 15 May this year. Tragically, Martin's health deteriorated rapidly shortly after that. Despite enduring significant physical suffering, Martin's honesty, humour, and courage resonated with people around the world. He stayed hopeful, funny, and inspiring until the very end. 'I had a heck of a life. I decided to make this video announcing my death because I saw someone did that, like, a year or so ago, and I think it's a good opportunity to get all your thoughts out," he said. 'But you guys, life was awesome. I really enjoyed it while I was here. Hopefully, I believe there's something after this. I'm excited to meet those people, and hopefully we're hanging out now and making fun of all you nerds," Martin added. Martin was seen draped in blankets, and sat beside his newborn daughter in a separate video. He joked, "for the price of a McChicken you could fund my AmyLou's legacy fund." His fans were dejected after the video. "I am so glad Tanner was able to meet AmyLou and have Father's Day with her," one of the users remarked. "Oh tanner... I'm so glad he did this for you Shay it's beautiful. Sending prayers to you and your little girl. Heaven just gained the best angel. Love you," another stated.
Time of India
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Death is a new adventure': Tanner Martin announces his own death, 41 days after the birth of his daughter
Tanner Martin , a 30-year-old social media influencer from Utah, has died following a five-year battle with stage four colorectal cancer . He announced his death himself—in a five-minute pre-recorded video shared by his wife Shay Wright on 25 June via Instagram. The post was uploaded just over a month after the birth of their daughter, AmyLou . Martin's final message began plainly: 'Hey, it's me, Tanner. If you're watching this, I am dead.' He looked frail but calm. His voice held warmth, even in goodbye. A father's last words 'I had a heck of a life,' Martin said in the clip. 'Life was awesome. I really enjoyed it while I was here.' He explained why he made the video: 'I decided to make this video announcing my death because I saw someone did that, like, a year or so ago, and I think it's a good opportunity to get all your thoughts out.' He thanked his followers and loved ones. 'Thanks again for all your support and helping to make the last years of my life here on earth like fun and enjoyable and helping me be comfortable.' Live Events A new adventure awaits Throughout the video, Martin reflected on death with a mix of fear and hope. 'Death is scary, but it's also like a new adventure, you know?' he said. 'Hopefully there's something after this, and I'm excited to meet those people.' He added, 'I'm excited to see them not in pain and just happy.' Martin mentioned he looked forward to meeting his wife's father and his own grandfather. He signed off simply: 'Anyway, that's what I wanted to share… Love you.' A life shared online Tanner Martin was a former call centre worker who began documenting his cancer journey online after being diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer in 2019. His honesty, dry humour and unflinching updates drew in more than 450,000 followers. They watched as he went through cycles of treatment, moments of hope, and—eventually—decline. In February 2023, Martin told People magazine that his cancer was no longer curable. He had been given a life expectancy of two to five years. Even then, Martin held on to hope. That same year, when his health briefly stabilised, he and Shay decided to start a family. AmyLou was born on 15 May 2025. The joy was brief. Within weeks, his condition worsened again. 'For the price of a McChicken…' In a follow-up video also released by Shay, Martin is seen wrapped in blankets, holding baby AmyLou. He asked viewers to support her future by donating to a GoFundMe campaign . He added with a laugh, 'For the price of a McChicken you could fund my AmyLou's legacy fund.' The fundraiser describes Martin as 'a loving husband, a proud father, and a beautiful soul who touched the lives of so many with his courage and humour, even in the face of terminal illness.' The page also reveals that Martin did not have life insurance, and that providing security for his daughter was his last request. The response to Martin's farewell has been overwhelming. Followers flooded Shay's posts with messages of sympathy, admiration, and heartbreak. 'I am so glad Tanner was able to meet AmyLou and have Father's Day with her,' one user wrote. Another added, 'Heaven just gained the best angel. Love you.' A third said, 'Tanner was truly an inspiration! My heart aches for you all.' Shay captioned the final video with a nod to the couple's love for Star Wars: 'May the force be with you from our angel force ghost.' She also shared additional clips explaining his last wishes and asking the community to support AmyLou's future. Tanner Martin may be gone. But his story—told in his own words, through laughter, tears, and unshakable hope—continues to echo online. In his death, he left behind something rare: a goodbye that felt like a gift.
