On December 29, 2024, the news of the death of a “Million-Follower Internet Coffee Influencer at the Young Age of 29” trended on social media.
On December 28, the assistant of the internet drawing blogger known as “Coffee” posted an obituary announcing that the internet influencer “Coffee” had unfortunately passed away on December 26, 2024, at 14:45 due to rectal cancer at the age of 29.
“Coffee” had previously attracted over 2 million fans with her unique drawing style. In May of this year, “Coffee” released a video claiming to be a “cancer-fighting youth.” In subsequent videos, she mentioned that she was in the advanced stage of rectal cancer, with a high cure rate but a potentially painful process.
In November of this year, in a video, “Coffee” stated that after being diagnosed with rectal cancer for over six months, she decided to stop chemotherapy. She mentioned having undergone chemotherapy nine times, but subsequent tests showed no improvement. Her body could no longer tolerate it, hence the decision to discontinue chemotherapy.
“Coffee” revealed that she had a rare genetic defect, and doctors had said she would inevitably have this disease regardless of her lifestyle.
As of December 29, 2024, “Coffee” had 2.854 million fans on Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok) and received 16.293 million likes.
Coffee’s real name was Chen Manni, a well-known drawing blogger. Since being diagnosed with rectal cancer, many people had been following her journey closely.