TikTok users are chipping in their own little way to give tribute to the sad demise of Essex native Joules Smith.
The six-year-old died after battling valiantly a rare form of brain tumor on December 9. The sad ending was announced by her father Joe Smith.
The Smith family paid tribute to their daughter and stated that she died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Monday morning in between her mum and dad in their bed.
Tributes Pour In for 6-Year-Old Joules Smith After Her Brave Fight with a Rare Brain Tumor
A GoFundMe campaign has been started and it raised £100,000 in support of Joules Smith’s family. The GoFundMe page was created for Joules family by Kirk Norcross and Kirk said through the fundraising campaign:
“The Smith family’s whole life has come to an absolute standstill. Their world has been rocked and their hearts have been torn out. Their life has now been put on hold. They both are unable to work as much as they need to as they both want to spend every second with her and all they are trying to do is provide an amazing life for Joules before she sadly leaves us.”
TikTok users are participating in the Greatest Showman tributary dance trend which started after the demise of Joules. Users revealed that many took to dancing to The Greatest Showman title track as a mark of respect for the child who was so fond of dancing.
Over on Tik Tok everyone is posting themselves dancing to The Greatest Showman in honor of a 7 yr old girl named Joules who loved to dance but sadly died of cancer, sad but inspiring.Come to X and its doom, gloom & tRump!
— C.E. Boucher
(@Bluewavein2026) December 13, 2024
An X user by the name of @Bluewavein2026 first announced that netizens will be taking part in the dance trend.
Another user Kimberly Fleming took to Facebook to show their daughter dancing in memory of Joules and wrote,
“To honour her memory, our TikTok community is dancing for her. She touched all her hearts with her cute little dances. May you rest in peace, sweetie.”
Joules Smith was afflicted with a rare form of inoperable brain tumour and she was given nine months of expectancy as she was being administered radiotherapy to manage the symptoms.
The girl’s father Joe Smith, in a heartfelt statement to Birmingham Mail, said,
“She has the worst of the worst, there has never been a child surviving,and there’s never been a doctor to operate.”
Joules Smith’s battle with cancer was eventful with big-name celebrities and influencers, including Diversity joining the trend and dancing to spread awareness about childhood cancer.
Her father said,
“We take so much comfort in knowing she inspired and touched the lives of so many people around the world – and that sounds insane to say that, but we reached everyone around the world with Dancing for Joules. That is thanks to you guys for sharing and for helping us raise awareness. This is something we have promised we are going to carry on.”
Joe also profusely thanked the Doctors and the supporting staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital and said,
“The medical teams have been absolutely insane. The Royal Marsden Hospital; I can’t thank you enough. They allowed us to have seven months of absolute happiness, laughter, and joking and the best holidays and we met the best people.”
The family is preparing to give a perfect sendoff for their little princess. The funeral will be held on December 27 at the Garden of England Crematorium in Bobbing, Sittingbourne.
