{"id":6708,"date":"2025-10-29T15:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=6708"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:40:46","slug":"mom-of-9-year-old-influencer-with-stage-4-cancer-says-every-day-feels-heavy-as-she-shares-emotional-health-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=6708","title":{"rendered":"Mom of 9-Year-Old Influencer with Stage 4 Cancer Says \u2018Every Day Feels Heavy\u2019 as She Shares Emotional Health Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_81 td-pb-border-top td-single-jump td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Mom of 9-Year-Old Influencer with Stage 4 Cancer Says \u2018Every Day Feels Heavy\u2019 as She Shares Emotional Health Update<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">On Monday, Oct. 27, Kendra Bird posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQUY-nMjrgl\/?img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">family photo on Instagram<\/a>, updating her followers that her 9-year-old daughter with stage 4 cancer\u00a0has \u201cbeen sleeping for most of the week, she\u2019s retaining water in her face, feet and belly, she doesn\u2019t eat anymore, and is on oxygen pretty regularly.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cAs much as I want the miracle so badly, l feel like the \u2018realistic\u2019 part of my mind is grasping for my heart, trying to pull it back into my chest, and tell my soul that I need to surrender,\u201d continued Kendra on social media. \u201cI\u2019m hurting. Every day feels heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQUY-nMjrgl\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fhuffbreak.com&amp;rp=%2Fmom-of-9-year-old-influencer-with-stage-4-cancer-says-every-day-feels-heavy-as-she-shares-emotional-health-update%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExbHM1bU9VendKOXA0UGQzawEeDN0MtlNfTn6Eyg7WXEaRVSqN7SK#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2922.2000000476837%2C%22ls%22%3A645.5999999046326%2C%22le%22%3A2914.7000000476837%7D\" height=\"1647\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1647\"><\/iframe>Brie was first diagnosed with stage 4 cancer five years ago and was placed in hospice earlier this year. Her mom has shared her cancer journey on Instagram under the handle \u201cbriestrongerthancancer,\u201d which has nearly 1 million followers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"attachment_10778\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10778 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-629x420.webp 629w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-1068x713.webp 1068w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-629x420.webp 629w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-1068x713.webp 1068w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/>\u201cAs I sat by Brielle\u2019s bedside one morning, she turned over and said, \u2018Someone is talking to me from heaven, an older person, I don\u2019t know if it was a grandma or grandpa; they said my name,\u2019 \u201d wrote Kendra. \u201cI of course, put on my brave face, and asked her what else the angels are saying to her. She couldn\u2019t keep her eyes open for long, but reassured me that she would let me know what else they say.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div id=\"huffbreak.com_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23293390090\/huffbreak.com\/huffbreak.com_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Earlier in October, the Bird family\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/family-of-influencer-with-stage-4-cancer-celebrates-christmas-early-11826580\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">celebrated Christmas<\/a>\u00a0several months early after Kendra shared that her daughter\u2019s health had \u201ctaken a turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10779\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10779\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10779 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-1068x712.webp 1068w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-1068x712.webp 1068w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to get a blood transfusion so that she can hopefully have some more good days,\u201d wrote Kendra on Instagram at the time. \u201cThis transfusion has already brought down her heart rate, lessened her fever, her oxygen has improved, and we\u2019ve had great conversations!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"teknolojibura.com_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brie\u2019s story also caught the attention of pop singer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/ariana-grande\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Ariana Grande<\/a>\u00a0in August, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ariana-grande-sends-wicked-gifts-to-influencer-with-stage-4-cancer-11787832\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">mailed her a care package<\/a>\u00a0full of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wicked-for-good-everything-to-know-11748836\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\"><em>Wicked<\/em><\/a>\u00a0goodies in honor of Brie\u2019s love for the movie-musical. The box was full of plush characters from\u00a0<em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em>, as well as OPI nail polish inspired by<em>\u00a0Wicked<\/em>, two bold pink zip-up bags, a tote, some makeup from Grande\u2019s beauty brand R.E.M. and a bottle of Grande\u2019s Cloud Perfume.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10780\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10780\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10780 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-1068x712.webp 1068w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-1068x712.webp 1068w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThank you so, so, so, so much, Ariana Grande,\u201d Brie said in a video thanking Grande. \u201cI love everything in the package that you got, especially the Squishmallows and everything else. And I love that perfume, by the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">Influencer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/briestrongerthancancer\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Brie Bird\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mom is sharing an emotional health update for her daughter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_82 td-pb-border-top td-single-jump td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_82\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<div id=\"huffbreak.com_responsive_1\">On Monday, Oct. 27, Kendra Bird posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQUY-nMjrgl\/?img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">family photo on Instagram<\/a>, updating her followers that her 9-year-old daughter with stage 4 cancer\u00a0has \u201cbeen sleeping for most of the week, she\u2019s retaining water in her face, feet and belly, she doesn\u2019t eat anymore, and is on oxygen pretty regularly.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cAs much as I want the miracle so badly, l feel like the \u2018realistic\u2019 part of my mind is grasping for my heart, trying to pull it back into my chest, and tell my soul that I need to surrender,\u201d continued Kendra on social media. \u201cI\u2019m hurting. Every day feels heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQUY-nMjrgl\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fhuffbreak.com&amp;rp=%2Fmom-of-9-year-old-influencer-with-stage-4-cancer-says-every-day-feels-heavy-as-she-shares-emotional-health-update%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExbHM1bU9VendKOXA0UGQzawEeDN0MtlNfTn6Eyg7WXEaRVSqN7SK#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2925.7999999523163%2C%22ls%22%3A645.5999999046326%2C%22le%22%3A2914.7000000476837%7D\" height=\"1647\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1647\"><\/iframe>Brie was first diagnosed with stage 4 cancer five years ago and was placed in hospice earlier this year. Her mom has shared her cancer journey on Instagram under the handle \u201cbriestrongerthancancer,\u201d which has nearly 1 million followers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10778\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10778 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-629x420.webp 629w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-1068x713.webp 1068w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-629x420.webp 629w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2-1068x713.webp 1068w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.2.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In her health update, Kendra recounted a recent conversation she had had with her daughter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cAs I sat by Brielle\u2019s bedside one morning, she turned over and said, \u2018Someone is talking to me from heaven, an older person, I don\u2019t know if it was a grandma or grandpa; they said my name,\u2019 \u201d wrote Kendra. \u201cI of course, put on my brave face, and asked her what else the angels are saying to her. She couldn\u2019t keep her eyes open for long, but reassured me that she would let me know what else they say.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div id=\"huffbreak.com_responsive_3\">Earlier in October, the Bird family <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/family-of-influencer-with-stage-4-cancer-celebrates-christmas-early-11826580\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">celebrated Christmas<\/a>\u00a0several months early after Kendra shared that her daughter\u2019s health had \u201ctaken a turn.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10779\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10779\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10779 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-1068x712.webp 1068w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3-1068x712.webp 1068w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.3.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brie Bird.<br \/>\nKendra Bird\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to get a blood transfusion so that she can hopefully have some more good days,\u201d wrote Kendra on Instagram at the time. \u201cThis transfusion has already brought down her heart rate, lessened her fever, her oxygen has improved, and we\u2019ve had great conversations!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brie\u2019s story also caught the attention of pop singer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/ariana-grande\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Ariana Grande<\/a>\u00a0in August, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ariana-grande-sends-wicked-gifts-to-influencer-with-stage-4-cancer-11787832\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">mailed her a care package<\/a>\u00a0full of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wicked-for-good-everything-to-know-11748836\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\"><em>Wicked<\/em><\/a>\u00a0goodies in honor of Brie\u2019s love for the movie-musical. The box was full of plush characters from\u00a0<em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em>, as well as OPI nail polish inspired by<em>\u00a0Wicked<\/em>, two bold pink zip-up bags, a tote, some makeup from Grande\u2019s beauty brand R.E.M. and a bottle of Grande\u2019s Cloud Perfume.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10780\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10780\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10780 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-1068x712.webp 1068w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4.webp 1500w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4-1068x712.webp 1068w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/huffbreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/28-oct-1.4.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brie Bird.<br \/>\nBrielle Bird\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThank you so, so, so, so much, Ariana Grande,\u201d Brie said in a video thanking Grande. \u201cI love everything in the package that you got, especially the Squishmallows and everything else. 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