Utah mother who was raising money for her funeral has died, her family says

A Utah single mother of two young children who was raising money for her own funeral after being diagnosed with cancer has died, according to her family.

Erika Diarte-Carr, 33, was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell lung cancer, a rare form of cancer, in May 2022.

Erika Diarte-Carr and her children (GoFundMe)

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The doctor told her that there were multiple tumors that had metastasized to other parts of her body, including her skeletal system.

Erika Diarte-Carr was in the hospital for treatment of a shoulder injury in May 2022 when she learned she had stage 4 small cell lung cancer. (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

Diarte-Carr started a GoFundMe account after her diagnosis with the modest goal of $5,000. As of October 14, the fund has grown to over $1.17 million.

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Doctors told Diarte-Carr in September that she had three months to live. Her cousin Angelique Rivera posted on Facebook Saturday that Diarte-Carr had died.

Diarte-Carr was told in September that she only had three months to live. (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)

“It is with a heavy heart that this is the last update I will give to my cousin Erika. She joined her mother Sylvia, her brother JJ and her uncles Chava and Loui on the other side,” Rivera wrote. “She fought a long and hard battle. She was strong and held on as long as she could for her babies. I know she was so grateful for all of your support, love and prayers.”

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Diarte-Carr is survived by her two children: seven-year-old Jeremiah and five-year-old Aaliyah.

Landon Mion of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.