Jordan Cashmyer, as soon as a star of MTV’s actuality sequence 16 and Pregnant, has died. She was 26.
Cashmyer’s mom, Jessica, introduced the demise of her daughter on the Fb account of her late husband, Dennis M. Cashmyer Jr., on Sunday.
“My oldest beloved daughter, Jordan has handed away, she was solely 26 years outdated,” the put up learn. “Our hearts are really damaged. No mother or father ought to ever should undergo dropping a baby, EVER.”
A spokesperson for Maryland’s Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Cashmyer’s demise to CNN, however didn’t give a trigger.
Cashmyer appeared on the sequence in 2014 together with her then-boyfriend, Derek Taylor. The couple was grappling with homelessness on the time, after Cashmyer was requested to depart her childhood dwelling by her mother and father as a result of she refused to cease seeing Taylor.
In accordance with Selection, Cashmyer and Taylor cut up up shortly after her phase aired. She gave start to her daughter, Evie, and within the years since has struggled with drug dependancy, culminating in an arrest for drug possession in 2017.
This month, Cashmyer shared a Fb put up inviting pals to affix her as she celebrated one 12 months of sobriety.
MTV spinoff present Teen Mother shared condolences by way of Twitter.
A consultant for Cashmyer advised E! Information: “That is an extremely unhappy day. Jordan was a candy and caring individual,” he shared. “Final we spoke she was doing effectively and appeared to be in an excellent place mentally and bodily. I want folks had the chance to know her past her struggles. I used to be all the time rooting for her and am grateful I had the possibility to know and work together with her all these years.”
He added, “Life wasn’t all the time type to her so now she is ready to be at peace.”
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