Social media influencer Tanner Martin has died of colon cancer weeks after welcoming his first baby. The 30-year-old, who went viral online for documenting his journey with stage 4 colon cancer, announced his own death in a lighthearted,

Martin's wife, Shay Wright, announced his death Wednesday, less than a week after she revealed he had made the "brave decision" to enter hospice.

Influencer Tanner Martin had been open about his cancer journey before announcing his own death at age 30. Martin was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in 2020, when he was 25 years old. Five years later, Martin shared in a pre-recorded video that he died.