John West, an autistic man from Baltimore who became famous through his social media account @waxesbydes, has died, his sister, Des, announced Sunday.
West was diagnosed with autism and reportedly suffered neglect under his previous caregivers. But Des became her legal guardian and looked after him. She shared an update on her life with John and her children.
Her accounts on TikTok and Instagram are called @waxesbydes and have about 700,000 followers each. She mostly posts heartwarming videos about her life, which revolve around two family members.
this die Des announced the news about John West on Instagram, Tik Tok. She posted a black-and-white photo of West with the caption: “In memory of my brother. Rest in peace my handsome man.” cause of death Declared a variety of diseases.
“John recently passed away from natural causes,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “Until we see Mr. West again. Thanks to everyone who reached out. I appreciate everyone!”
She provided more details about what happened to John West in a follow-up post on Instagram.
“I know a lot of people are wondering what ‘natural causes’ means and whether it indicates an underlying health issue,” she wrote in the post. “The answer is yes.
“Many of you who are new here may think that John is just a healthy person with autism, but that is not the case. He has faced a number of serious health challenges over the years. While his health has improved significantly over the past two years, he has long-term health issues.
“One of the problems was a severe tooth infection that had gone untreated for decades, which put a lot of stress on the heart. He also developed blood in the urine and ongoing kidney problems.”
“There’s a lot more to his story than what people see online,” added.
Along with the text, she shared a video in which she said: “It was an accidental death, but he did have a disease. When I say natural causes, you just Google what natural causes means. I can’t sit here and explain it to you, but natural causes means he died of a disease.”
“Like nothing was done to his body, nothing was done to his body. He died of natural causes. If you don’t know what that means, Google it and you’ll understand.”
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