“I’m unable to walk”: Cat Janice’s Final Instagram Video Days Before Her Death Due to Cancer Will Break Your Heart

Singer Cat Janice, whose song Dance You Outta My Head went viral on TikTok, passed away recently due to sarcoma cancer. The singer had dedicated the song to her young son, which made it go viral on the social media platform, with many fans using the song for dance covers. Janice’s brother will reportedly take care of her catalog from now on.

Cat Janice took to Instagram and TikTok in her final days to update her fans about her journey with cancer. She was reportedly in hospice after the cancer returned to her lungs. Her last Instagram video before her untimely death was her reacting to a cover of her song, while she said that her health was failing and that the song took a whole new meaning.

Cat Janice’s Viral Song Was Dedicated To Her Son

Singer Catherine Janice a.k.a Cat Janice became viral on TikTok due to the song Dance You Outta My Head. While the singer had been working on music since she was a kid, her final song made her quite famous. Cat Janice released the song independently in January 2024, saying that all the proceeds from the song would go to her son.

Janice’s first EP was in 2014, which she mentioned has since been taken down and was just her playing the piano. She then recorded her album Fire, which reportedly had a more Southern Rock sound. Cat Janice also mentioned that her DJ mother and home-schooling background exposed her to a lot of music and helped her develop her style (via District Fray magazine).

SUGGESTED

“She had a million other things going on”: Selena Gomez Declined a Wizards of Waverly Place Spinoff for a Selfish Reason Before Agreeing to Sequel

Cat Janice had been battling cancer since 2022 when she was diagnosed with sarcoma after feeling a lump in her neck. She said that she had recovered from COVID-19 and that she felt the lump much later as she was anxiously rubbing her neck. According to Today, she said,

“I was studying for an exam and when I’m anxious I kind of rub my neck … and I noticed the lump was still there…Long story short, I ended up with this really random, weird rare tumor … I never would have noticed if I hadn’t been anxiously rubbing my neck.”

While under treatment, Janice began working on a new album, Modern Medicine. The lump was reportedly removed after chemotherapy, but the cancer returned to her lungs. By January 2024, she was reportedly in hospice and released her most popular song.

SUGGESTED

“Only if it’s Taylor Swift”: SAG-AFTRA Springing to Action Against AI Pictures Backfires as Fans Complain Extreme Bias for Billionaire Singer

Cat Janice’s Final Video Before Her Death Is Heartbreaking

Cat Janice passed away on February 28 due to her sarcoma cancer diagnosis. The singer was in hospice since January and is survived by her husband, Kyle Higginbottoms, brother, and son. Janice’s family released a statement on her Instagram, talking about her fight with cancer and her music. 

The statement also mentioned that her brother would be releasing the rest of the songs that she had worked on before her death. It read,

“We are eternally thankful for the outpouring of love that Catherine and our family have received over the past few months. Cat saw her music go places she never expected and rests in the peace of knowing that she will continue to provide for her son through her music. This would not have been possible without all of you.”

SUGGESTED

“I cannot, cannot do this”: Nicole Kidman Was Unable to Film 1 Disturbing Scene for Her Upcoming Prime Video Series Set in Hong Kong

One of Cat Janice’s final videos on Instagram before her death was her reaction to a cover of her viral song Dance You Outta My Head. The song had gone viral on TikTok, reaching No.1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50 and reaching the Top 10 list on Billboard’s Hot Electronic/ Dance Charts. It was reportedly streamed on Spotify 12.8 million times (via NBC News).

In the video that was posted on February 20, Cat Janice is seen in hospice, listening to the cover by singer Sarah Cothran. She mentioned that she had been struggling for the past few days and that she was unable to walk anymore. She spoke about how important the song was for her and how it had taken on a new meaning. She said,

“The past few weeks have been so hard for me. I’m unable to walk, trapped in my body. It’s been emotionally the most difficult thing I’ve had to go through. But this beautiful cover reminded me the significance of this song. Soon I will be free…soaring in the next dimension, glowing like a million fireflies, flying through the heavens, dancing with God and my Nonnie.”

The heartbreaking caption makes her death all the more emotional as she seemed to have known what was coming in the next few days. Many fans took to the comment section to support her then and expressed their grief over the artist’s death.