Raven-Symoné has announced that she has lost her younger brother, Blaize Pearman, to colon cancer at the age of 31.
She shared the news with a post on Instagram. In the video, she explained to her followers that Pearman died last month after battling colon cancer for two years. The star celebrated her 38th birthday over the weekend but felt incomplete.
“Thank you the all the love yesterday. It was felt beyond. Hard to fully celebrate knowing that I’m here and he is not. More on Dec 16,” she wrote in the posts caption.
In the video she said, “It was a little bittersweet for me to be honest because last month I lost my brother, Blaize,” the Raven’s Home star revealed. “He was battling colon cancer for about two years and he is in a better place now. He’s loved and missed and the emotions that have been weaving in and out of my body and mind and my family, have been a roller coaster.”
“I love you, Blaize. His birthday is Dec. 16 and forever will be. I love you, guys. My family on Instagram, my family at home and my family and friends. You guys have been such an amazing support system and I love you all,” she concluded the video.
Blaize previously appeared on Celebrity Family Feud alongside Raven-Symoné.