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Raven-Symoné Honors Late Brother Blaize On His 32nd Birthday Following His Passing From Cancer

<p><strong>Raven-Symoné<&sol;strong> took to social media to pay a moving tribute to her late brother&comma; <strong>Blaize<&sol;strong>&comma; on what would have been his 32nd birthday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On Saturday &lpar;December 16&rpar;&comma; she posted a sentimental caption to a carousel of throwback videos and photos of her sibling&comma; who died from colon cancer in November&comma; per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;latimes&period;com&sol;entertainment-arts&sol;story&sol;2023-12-12&sol;raven-symone-brother-blaize-pearman-dead-colon-cancer" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Los Angeles Times<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Raven-Symoné&&num;8217&semi;s Sweet Tribute To Her Late Brother<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>In her tribute&comma; Raven-Symoné acknowledged the pain and grief that come with losing a loved one&period; She shared personal anecdotes and cherished memories of her brother&comma; which painted a picture of a vibrant soul whose light certainly continues to shine in the hearts of those who knew him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her words echoed the pain of loss&comma; the strength in remembrance&comma; and the power of love that transcends even death&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"C07A5o8x0CW" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Happy Birthday &commat;cblaizep&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she started off by saying&period; &&num;8220&semi;You were intelligent&comma; kind&comma; stubborn and the peacemaker of the bunch&period; Your humor and willingness to try anything will be cherished and maintained by those you left behind&period; Your grace and selflessness in the final days is something to be admired&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I love&comma; miss and will always be Reva to my lil brother&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Raven-Symoné added&period; &&num;8220&semi;So many words to describe you&comma; so many moments to remember you by&comma; so many lives you’ve touched&comma; and so many random things you’ve eaten&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Raven-Symoné&&num;8217&semi;s Shared A Close Bond With Blaize<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Her social media post was more than just a commemoration of his birthday&comma; it was a testament to the bond they shared as siblings&period; The Disney alum stressed the importance of looking after yourself because &&num;8220&semi;life is short&&num;8221&semi; not to be taking care of one&&num;8217&semi;s mental and physical well-being&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; she felt that too many young people had been leaving this world due to health issues&comma; as she continued&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Life is short&comma; and shorter if you don’t take care of your health&period; Get screened&comma; tested&comma; regularly doctor visits&comma; don’t ingest poison disguised as food&comma; exercise&comma; and take care of your mental health&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"BoNfulxHABW" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Through her poignant tribute&comma; Raven-Symoné revealed a side of herself that is often hidden from the public eye &&num;8211&semi; her vulnerability&period; She reminded fans that even in the midst of loss&comma; we can all find strength in remembrance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Raven-Symoné Announced Her Brother&&num;8217&semi;s Passing Days Prior<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>She shared the heart-wrenching news of her brother Blaize&&num;8217&semi;s death in an Instagram post on Monday &lpar;December 11&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While thanking those who wished her a happy 38th birthday&comma; the actress broke the news to fans about her brother&&num;8217&semi;s passing while shedding light on his cancer battle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;C0w6&lowbar;czAvXZ&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;source&equals;ig&lowbar;embed&&num;038&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;loading" data-instgrm-version&equals;"14" style&equals;" background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; max-width&colon;658px&semi; min-width&colon;326px&semi; padding&colon;0&semi; width&colon;99&period;375&percnt;&semi; width&colon;-webkit-calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi; width&colon;calc&lpar;100&percnt; - 2px&rpar;&semi;"><div>&NewLine; <iframe class&equals;"custom-ig-embed" data-src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;C0w6&lowbar;czAvXZ&sol;embed&sol;captioned" allowtransparency&equals;"true" allowfullscreen&equals;"true" frameborder&equals;"0" height&equals;"640px" scrolling&equals;"no" style&equals;"background&colon;&num;FFF&semi; 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He&&num;8217&semi;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&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h5 class&equals;"story-title bordered" style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;raven-symone-plastic-surgery-child-star-reductions-lipo-before-18&sol;">Raven-Symoné Reveals She Had &OpenCurlyQuote;Two Breast Reductions &amp&semi; Lipo’ Before The Age Of 18<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"153259" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;raven-symone-brother-blaize-tribute-death&sol;" data-secure&equals;"b4292fe731"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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