‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ Star Tammy Slaton Breaks Silence After Cousin Katie’s Death

Tammy Slaton has broken her silence after her cousin Katie Slaton’s death.

A few days after Tammy’s sister Amanda Halterman broke the news on Instagram of Katie’s Aug. 25 death at age 37 following a stage 4 cancer diagnosis, Tammy, 39, posted a TikTok showing a glimpse into her mindset.

In her Aug. 28 video, Tammy could be seen with her fiancée Andrea Dalton laughing and dancing to Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose” in their car.

During one moment, Dalton could be seen telling Tammy something which made her laugh. The pair then continued dancing as Dalton made funny faces at the camera and threw up a “rock on” hand sign. Tammy captioned the video with a tag to Dalton.

Katie has appeared numerous times on Tammy and Amanda’s show 1000-Lb. Sisters and was seen helping out Tammy after she was released from rehab for her weight loss.

The reality star returned that support by asking fans in January to donate to a GoFundMe to help Katie on her cancer journey.

“Y’all I’m so sorry to be asking a big favor like this but if anyone can help, even if it’s a dollar would help my cousin out so much,” she wrote at the time. “She has been on my show but this is something new. Our family just found out about her having cancer.”

“Our fans have been there for us for so long now and y’all mean the world so any act of kindness is and will be greatly appreciated,” Tammy added. “Thank you so much and before anyone asks, yes I’ve donated myself.”

As for Amanda, she paid tribute to Katie in the same Instagram post announcing the news of Katie’s death. She wrote that it was with a “completely crushed heart and spirit” that she was sharing the news.

“My little cousin went to sit at the feet of Jesus yesterday,” she wrote alongside a photo of the pair together. “She was a force to be reckoned with and showed love that was accepting and given freely. She was the life of the party and my best friend.”

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“I know both our grandparents and friends was there to welcome you home,” she added. “Please pray for my aunt, uncle and cousins but mostly for the babies and for Natalie to be strong. Please pray for everyone who loves her. 💔Thank you all who has come out and supported her. #cancerscks.”

Katie was diagnosed with stage 4 gastric adenocarcinoma, a rare form of stomach cancer, at the beginning of the year and was undergoing chemotherapy in the months since.

According to an obituary, Katie died from the disease on Aug. 25, at Linda White Hospice House in Evansville, Ind.