The family of TikTok star Taylor Russo Grieg has shared the cause of her death

The cause of death of TikTok star Taylor Russo Grieg, who died last week at the age of 25, has been confirmed.

The family update comes five days after Taylor Russo Grigg's husband Cameron Grigg announced his wife's “sudden and unexpected” death Oct. 5 in an update on Instagram and a GoFundMe.

“No one ever expects to have to deal with this kind of pain and heartache, especially at our age,” Cameron Grigg wrote in her Instagram post.

What happened to Taylor Russo Grieg? Disclosure of cause of death and diagnosis

Taylor Russo Grigg died Oct. 4 after suffering complications from asthma and Addison's disease, a representative for her family told TODAY.com in a statement. TODAY.com has reached out to Cameron Grigg for comment.

According to the Mayo Clinic, Addison's disease, also called adrenal insufficiency, is an abnormal chronic condition that occurs when the body does not produce enough of certain hormones.

According to the Mayo Clinic, asthma can cause a person's airways to become narrow and swollen and produce excess mucus. Asthma can make breathing difficult and cause coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. In some cases, it can lead to a life-threatening asthma attack.

What did Taylor Russo Grieg share about his health?

Taylor Russo Grieg addressed her health issues in a TikTok posted on August 8, without a diagnosis.

He told his more than 1.4 million followers that although he was once “very athletic”, he was now “healthy and not in good shape” and had not been “for a long time”.

Although she didn't give specifics about her diagnosis at the time, Taylor Russo Grigg said she “became sick” after she and her husband married in August 2023.

A few months before posting the video, Taylor Russo Grieg said she was “diagnosed forever.”

“You've been looking at me sick the whole time we've been married and not finding out what was wrong until this year … I hardly ever found out what was wrong with me. I was struggling the whole time it felt like I was going to die,” he said.

“It's just bad because I'm 24, I should be in my prime, I should be able to carry my suitcase up the stairs, I should be able to walk or run to the mailbox, and those are just things that I can't really do right now,” she said.

What did Taylor Russo Grieg's family say about his death?

In his Oct. 5 post on Instagram, Cameron Grigg said his wife had “dealt with more pain and suffering than most people in life” but was “such a light” and “always brought joy to everyone around her.” “

He also called Taylor Russo Grieg “the bravest and strongest woman” he has ever known.

“His mortal body is still with us being machined to keep his organs viable for donation,” the grieving husband wrote at the time. “Taylor wants more than anything to know that she's going to save people's lives even after she's gone from this world,” he added.

A representative for Taylor Russo Grieg's family confirmed that he “donated his organs to pediatrics.”

What is Addison's disease?

In people with Addison's disease, the adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and, often, too little of another hormone called aldosterone.

When patients go into acute adrenal failure, they may also experience symptoms such as severe weakness, confusion, pain in the lower back or legs, and loss of consciousness or delirium.

Addison's disease is caused by damage to the adrenal glands.

Symptoms of Addison's disease

Symptoms of Addison's disease include:

• Extreme fatigue
• weight loss
• loss of appetite
• low blood pressure
• Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
• nausea
• diarrhea
• vomiting
• Abdominal pain
• Muscle and joint pain
• Anger and depression