'Teen Mom OG' Star Mackenzie McKee’s Mother Angie Dies After Cancer Battle

By Paris Close

December 11, 2019

Mackenzie McKee’s mother, Angie Douthit, passed away this week after a long cancer battle.

The Teen Mom OG star revealed the devastating news in a heartfelt Instagram post the day after her loss. “On Monday, December 9 at 11:37pm, Angie finished her race. Her last days were spent lovingly surrounded by family and friends as they prayed, sang, and shared funny Angie stories,” McKee wrote on Tuesday (December 10).

“In nearly two years, she never missed her daily post…tomorrow she will. But this is where you pick up the baton and run like she did mighty warrior,” McKee continued her message. “You can choose this day to be like Angie and use your social media engagements to make a difference rather than disaster, to spread love and not hate, and to always be kind. We know many people around the world read these posts so drop your city and country name in the comments so we can see where you are!”

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“Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭11:1‬ “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.” 2 Timothy 4:7-8 On Monday, December 9 at 11:37pm, Angie finished her race. Her last days were spent lovingly surrounded by family and friends as they prayed, sang, and shared funny Angie stories. Angie found out about her cancer in January 2018. She wanted to keep everyone informed of what was going on so she made a social media post. The next day she made another. And then another. And what started as an easy way to convey information turned into wildfire of hope that spread over the world. She wasn’t able to sleep an entire night so she would wake up around 3am to write her posts. We watched her get up everyday in the darkest hours of the night to spread the brightest light that she knew of, her Savior Jesus Christ. There were times when she wrote her posts through pain and confusion. There were times at the end when she couldn’t type and would ask her daughters to type for her but she would not give up spreading the gospel message of hope. In nearly two years, she never missed her daily post...tomorrow she will. But this is where you pick up the baton and run like she did mighty warrior. You can choose this day to be like Angie and use your social media engagements to make a difference rather than disaster, to spread love and not hate, and to always be kind. We know many people around the world read these posts so drop your city and country name in the comments so we can see where you are! #staystrongmightywarrior #itsonlycancer #alwaysbekind

A post shared by Angie Douthit (@angiedouthit) on Dec 10, 2019 at 6:44am PST

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I love you so much @angiedouthit

A post shared by mackenzie Mckee (@mackenziemckee) on Dec 6, 2019 at 5:08am PST

Angie was first diagnosed with brain cancer in January 2018. According to Us Weekly, doctors discovered three masses on her brain and multiple blood clots, which proved surprising to McKee, who regarded her mother as “the healthiest person I know.” In addition to living an organic, drug-free lifestyle, McKee said Angie was especially adamant about her fitness, which involved running marathons and working out several times a day.

Despite this, Angie’s cancer continued to spread over the last year.

A month after going off chemo treatments due to low blood counts in August, Angie explained her rare medical diagnosis on the Teen Mom OG reunion. She revealed she had both non-small cell and small cell carcinoma in her lungs, which she said “doesn’t happen. … A non smoker, a marathon runner, it’s just blowing everyone’s mind.” What’s more, Angie revealed she had accumulated at least 40 masses, 10 in her brain and an orange-sized tumor in her right lung.

We’re sending our thoughts to McKee and her family during this difficult time.

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