Charity Pierce, who appeared on season three of My 600-Lb. Life, has died at age 50.
On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Pierce’s daughter, Charly Jo, shared the news in a Facebook post, writing that her mother was surrounded by loved ones at the end.
“I wasn’t going to post about this. But … the calling and texting is making my head feel like it’s on fire. Almost all immediate family knows so, my mom passed away today,” she wrote. “She’s up with her momma and brother and sister and she’s finally at peace.”
In the same post, Charly Jo added: “Charity fly high momma. I hope you know how much I love you and how grateful I was to be able to be by your side while you took your last breath.”
According to TMZ, Pierce had been in hospice care for about two months while dealing with ongoing health issues, including lymphedema and fluid buildup in her lungs. She died early Tuesday morning, though an official cause of death has not been released.
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Pierce’s weight-loss journey was featured on TLC’s My 600-Lb. Life, where she worked with Houston-based bariatric surgeon Dr. Younan Nowzaradan.
She later returned in My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?. After weighing close to 800 lbs., Pierce underwent weight loss surgery and multiple skin removal procedures, eventually regaining independence.
At the time, Pierce said she was focused on avoiding old patterns after losing nearly 300 lbs.
“I don’t want to go back to the way I was, where I was trapped in one room in my apartment all day, every day,” she said. “You can live your whole life believing that you can’t change the things you just don’t like … the day you see that for a lie, anything is possible.”
