TAMMY & AMANDA
Tammy Slaton of 1000 Lb Sisters broke the silence on cousin Katie’s passing at 37. She remained silent out of shock after her family lost a member. Amanda was the one who first made the sad news public. For months, their beloved sister suffered from stage 4 stomach cancer, which is rare. She was treated with the money from the GoFundMe campaign’s funds, which the family collected.
Amanda created the fundraiser along with her boyfriend Leonard, who is the siblings’ manager. Although they couldn’t reach their goal amount, it helped them a great deal to pay Katie’s hospital, chemotherapy, and medication bills. It also provided her kids and partner with something to sustain. Amanda felt good to be able to support her sibling throughout, but her early demise brought her tears. What did Tammy say about Katie?
1000 Lb Sisters: Amanda Makes Another Emotional IG Post On Katie!
Amanda Halterman couldn’t stop remembering her memories with Katie. The latter was the sweetest of all, and so the former shared a screenshot montage of probably their last FaceTime. Katie looked very happy and cheerful in the clip, whereas her older sister also smiled to see her face in the sunlight. She captioned it, saying she is missing her.
With every passing day, Amanda is left to reminisce about the beautiful moments spent with her best friend Katie. But she is glad that she got a grand welcome from their grandparents and Jesus in heaven. Katie might have fallen at the feet of the Lord. She noted that her spirits were crushed after the recent tragedy.
1000 Lb Sisters: Tammy Didn’t Mind Losing Katie?
Katie Slaton appeared in multiple episodes of Season 5, briefly after Tammy returned from rehab for weight loss treatment to help her. The latter was absent from social media for over a week, but she returned with a new TikTok. She acknowledged the death in her family, but differently, since she posted a funny video rather than a serious one.
Tammy and Andrea appeared at the wrong time, giving a glimpse of their love life. In the video, the latter is seen telling the former something that made the two smile together and giggle. Sitting in the driver’s seat, the reality star sang a hit rock song with her lover. She even realized that she appeared awful.
Amanda broke the news of Katie’s demise on August 27. She told fans that she passed away on August 25, but Tammy, over the weekend, played the Footloose track in her video background for fun. She even made faces at the camera. Katie’s cancer battle emotionally and mentally took a toll on her loved ones, but they stood beside her till the last day.
Prior to Katie’s passing, Tammy asked a big favor of fans by donating to a GoFundMe. She suggested giving whatever they could, but not forcibly. Even prayers would do, she said. Her family was devastated to find out her sister has cancer, which is something new to deal with.
