A cause of death has been confirmed for Taylor Rousseau Grigg, the TikTok star who died last week at age 25.
Her family’s update comes five days after Taylor Rousseau Grigg’s husband, Cameron Grigg, announced his wife’s “sudden and unexpected” death Oct. 5 on Instagram and also in an update on a GoFundMe.
“No one ever expects to have to deal with this kind of pain and heartache, especially at our age,” Cameron Grigg wrote in his Instagram post.
What happened to Taylor Rousseau Grigg? Cause of death and diagnoses revealed
Taylor Rousseau Grigg died on Oct. 4 after suffering complications from asthma and Addison’s disease, a representative for her family told TODAY.com in a statement. TODAY.com has reached out to Cameron Grigg for comment.
Addison’s disease, also called adrenal insufficiency, is an uncommon chronic condition that occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough of certain hormones, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Asthma causes a person’s airways to narrow and swell, and may produce extra mucus, according to the Mayo Clinic. Asthma can make breathing difficult and also trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. In some cases, it can lead to a life-threatening asthma attack.
What did Taylor Rousseau Grigg share about her health?
Taylor Rousseau Grigg addressed her health problems in a TikTok posted Aug. 8, without sharing a diagnosis.
She told her more than 1.4 million followers that although she had once been “very athletic,” she was now “not healthy and in good shape” and hadn’t been “in a long time.”
Though she didn’t give specifics about her diagnoses at the time, Taylor Rousseau Grigg said she “got sick” after she and her husband got married in August 2023.
