Archive · 3 Oct 2025
Health Blogger's Influence Blamed for Daughter's Death
Paloma, a young woman, had cancer and a good chance of getting better with chemotherapy.
Her mom, who is a health blogger, convinced her to try a different treatment instead.
The mom believes in alternative medicine and shared these ideas with her daughter.
Sadly, the treatment Paloma chose did not work, and she passed away.
A judge looked into what happened and decided the mom's influence played a part in Paloma's decision, leading to her death.
A UK coroner ruled that health blogger Kate Shemirani "adversely influenced" her daughter to refuse chemotherapy.
Paloma, 23, died of cancer after choosing alternative treatments.
Paloma had an 80% chance of survival with chemotherapy.
Shemirani promoted Gerson therapy instead of chemotherapy.
The coroner stated that Shemirani's influence contributed to her daughter's death.
- Who
- Kate Shemirani, a health blogger, and her daughter Paloma.
- What
- The coroner ruled that Shemirani "adversely influenced" her daughter to refuse chemotherapy, contributing to her death from cancer.
- When
- Paloma died July 24, 2024. The ruling was made on Thursday.
- Where
- UK court in Maidstone, Kent.
- Why
- Paloma refused chemotherapy, opting for alternative treatments based on her mother's influence, leading to her death from an untreated cancer.
- Deceased
- Paloma, age 23
- Cause of Death
- Untreated Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Mother's Profession
- Health blogger
- Treatment Refused
- Chemotherapy
- Alternative Treatment
- Gerson therapy
- Coroner's Ruling
- Health blogger "adversely influenced" daughter