My 600-Lb. Life star Dolly Martinez’s sister is defending her after her death.
“My Facebook is my safe space a place where I can share what’s on my heart. I’m allowed to grieve my sister, Dolly, here. I know many people knew her from a show or TikTok, and that’s OK but please remember, there’s so much more to her than what was seen online or on TV,” Martinez’s sister, Lindsey Cooper, wrote via Facebook on Sunday, April 12. “She was my sister first. She deserves peace, and she deserves kindness.”
The statement continued, “And to everyone online being cruel and mean and attacking not only dolly who can no longer defend herself but me and my family. From the bottom of my soul and as disrespectfully as possible f*** all the way off.”
Cooper continued with a message for those who have commented on her appearance.
“Oh and yes for those pointing out how im just as fat or saying I’m the next to go in the family just know I have chronic health problems and [mental] health issues and I take meds that cause me to gain weight and I’m working on getting the weight off. But that’s not for you to point out,” she concluded. “Thanks for coming to my ted talk.”
When Martinez first appeared on season of the TLC show, she weighed just under 600 pounds and was on supplemental oxygen. After moving to Houston to be closer to bariatric surgeon Dr. Now, Martinez ultimately lost 40 pounds on the show and was not approved for the weight-loss procedure.
Cooper shared via Facebook on Saturday, April 11, that Martinez died. She was 30.
“It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my beautiful sister, Dolly,” Cooper wrote. “Dolly had the brightest personality she could light up any room with her laughter, her kindness, and her loving spirit. She had a way of making everyone feel special, and her warmth will stay with us forever.”
The statement continued, “While our hearts are broken here, I find comfort in knowing she is now reunited with our dad in heaven. I can only imagine the joy of that reunion. Rest peacefully, Dolly. You will always be loved, always be missed, and never forgotten.”
Days prior, Cooper asked for prayers amid Martinez’s recent hospitalization.
“Today is national siblings day and it for sure was a hard one,” she wrote via Facebook. “I haven’t made any post or let many [people] know but my sister Dolly is in the hospital and is fighting for her life. At this time I ask for prayers and privacy as we as a family navigate through this hard time.”
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