Overview
- On Aug. 28, Tammy Slaton posted a TikTok from a car with her fiancée, Andrea Dalton, laughing and dancing to Kenny Loggins’ Footloose.
- The video followed the Aug. 25 death of her cousin, Katie Slaton, 37, whose obituary listed stage 4 gastric adenocarcinoma and noted her passing at Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Indiana.
- Katie’s death was announced by Amanda Halterman on Instagram on Aug. 26–27, and Katie had appeared on 1000-Lb. Sisters supporting Tammy after rehab.
- Slaton has not issued a statement about the loss, though earlier this year she urged fans to donate to Katie’s GoFundMe for treatment, which raised more than $2,000.
- Viewers noticed a dark bruise on Slaton’s chin in the TikTok, and she replied that it resulted from recent dental surgery with several teeth removed.