Hailey Merkt, a former Bachelor student, lost her fight with leukemia and passed away at the age of 31. Her death was confirmed via a social media post on her personal Instagram profile shortly after her passing.
The message featured an image of Hailey and stated that she had passed away.The note read, “After a brave fight for her life, our beloved Hailey has passed away. We share her loss with broken hearts.”
“Hailey exhibited unfathomable bravery, generosity, and selflessness during this journey. Despite every deadline the physicians set, her bravery, tenacity, and will to live were evident. She made the regretless decision to spend her final hours doing what she enjoyed most—hanging out with family and friends.In the post, Hailey was characterized as “extremely entertaining, never dull, and fully present in the moment.””Hailey’s lovely spirit has touched countless lives; she embraced life with an unmatched zest,” the caption read.”Hailey will be deeply missed by all who knew her,” the post added. Her joy, love, and vibrant spirit will live on in our hearts forever. Though we are saddened by her passing, we find comfort in the knowledge that everyone she touched will carry on her legacy.
“Haily, rest in peace.”Hailey’s grieving family members have created a GoFundMe to assist them during this difficult time.The campaign page has raised over $112,208 Canadian dollars and will remain up until August 10.In Season 21 of The Bachelor (2017), Hailey made her debut as a competitor for Nick Viall’s affections.During the second week of the tournament, she was eliminated.Recalling Hailey”I’m grateful to have met the sweetest, most delightful person in the strangest places and feel so fortunate to know your laugh.” Thank you so much for your friendship, both in real life and online. Hey girl, don’t worry about her formidable presence. “So much love to all your people,” Danielle Maltby, a contestant on that season of The Bachelor, commented on the post of her passing.
“Oh my gosh! I’m very sorry to hear this. It was my sincere hope that she would recover quickly. It’s okay, Hailey. “You’ll always be in our memories,” wrote Raven Gates.”I consider myself fortunate to have known such a lovely, deep soul and to have had such wonderful conversations with her.” Hailey, you’re someone I’ll never forget, wrote Ashley Stern.Dominique Alexis commented, “I can’t believe I won’t see you again, but I’ll treasure every memory. I hope you are in a beautiful, peaceful place, my love.”HAILEY’S FIGHT: Hayley discussed her fight against leukemia in public on social media.Her announcement in April that she was “leukemia free” inspired hope in her supporters.However, three months later, things took a terrible turn.A note on her GoFundMe stated, “She was told she had nine months to not even think about cancer after the bone marrow transplant had taken place, but in reality she only had six weeks before she got the terrible news that leukemia cells were back and moving fast.””I don’t care about myself anymore, but I can’t bear to be the source of so much pain for the people I love,” was her initial response.Hailey shared photos and videos of her victories and losses while battling cancer.In October 2023, she shared a photo of herself grinning while undergoing therapy, describing it as a “rare moment.”Her feed was dominated by selfies, images of her dog, modeling shots, and sporadic peeks into her everyday life before she uploaded that.