LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT/Grey Information) – A College of Kentucky dancer died months after being identified with a uncommon type of most cancers, based on her household.
Kate Kaufling, 20, died on Easter Sunday, after battling osteosarcoma, an aggressive type of bone most cancers that principally impacts kids, teenagers and younger adults, WKYT reported.
She was identified on June 2, 2023, throughout her freshman 12 months of faculty.
Together with being on the UK Dance Crew, she was additionally a nursing pupil and a member of the Tri Delta sorority.
“Even throughout her most cancers therapies, Kate stored up along with her research, setting an incredible instance for her teammates,” mentioned UK Govt Affiliate Athletics Director Sandy Bell.
UK Dance Head Coach Daybreak Walters launched a press release saying:
Kate was a pleasure to teach and to be round. Her smile may mild up a room and he or she was beloved by all of her UKDT teammates. We’re all saddened by Kate’s passing. We’ll bear in mind her for the robust battle she fought with osteosarcoma over the previous 12 months.
Kaufling leaves behind her dad and mom Holly and Steve Kaufling and her twin sister Abbey.
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