Three years after receiving a cancer diagnosis, former US Representative Mia Love, who made history as the first Republican Black woman in Congress, passed away.
In 2023, Love was diagnosed with the devastating disease glioblastoma. Yesterday, Sunday, March 23, her family announced that she had died, saying in a statement that she had died “in her home surrounded by family.”
Her family said on Love’s Twitter account: “We want you to know that Mia passed away peacefully today, with hearts full to overflowing with gratitude for the profound influence of Mia on our lives.”
As her words and vision always did, it went on, “Amid a celebration of her life and an avalanche of happy memories, Mia quietly slipped the bands of mortality and soared heavenward.” “We appreciate all of the condolences, prayers, and well wishes.”
After making her political debut by combating a mosquito problem in Saratoga Springs, Utah, Love was elected to represent Utah’s 4th Congressional District in 2014, making history, according to sources.
Love would later join the Congressional Black Caucus, a group of Black members of Congress who strive to guarantee that Black Americans and other underprivileged groups “have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream.” Love was the only Republican to join the caucus.
The congresswoman joined CNN as a political pundit after losing her seat by less than a percentage point.
Sadly, Love received a diagnosis of glioblastoma brain cancer, or GBM, in 2022. Glioblastoma begins as a proliferation of brain or spinal cord cells and can spread quickly to infiltrate healthy tissue.
The prognosis for those with GBM is one and a half to two years, according to the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Survival rates after five years are only 10%.
Peace be with you, Mia Love.
