A mother’s heartbreak

Just weeks after celebrating her 19th birthday, Booysen faced a sudden health crisis.

”Please pray. Beandri’s heart stopped,” her mother, Bea, shared on Wednesday. “They are trying to get her heart to beat again. Please pray.”

On December 18, Beandri’s mother shared that her daughter had died.

Her message, filled with both sorrow and pride, described Beandri as a “vibrant personality” and the “last surviving person in South Africa with progeria.”

“She was a voice and a symbol of awareness for Progeria and other special needs,” Bea wrote. “She never stopped fighting.”

Tributes quickly began flooding TikTok as news of her passing spread.

”Rest In Peace my sweetheart friend. I will miss you alot,” person shared.

Many others expressed their heartbreak, offering heartfelt condolences to Beandri’s family and loved ones.