Originally appeared on E! Online
Isabelle Tate’s cause of death has come to light.
The “9-1-1: Nashville” actress died from a rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited neurological disorder, on Oct. 19, her talent agent Kim McCray told Entertainment Weekly. She was 23.
MCray added that Tate “passed away peacefully” and that the rising star’s family “requests privacy as they deal with this sudden and shocking loss.”
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease—also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy—causes nerve damage in the arms and legs, per Mayo Clinic. Symptoms, which may also include muscle weakness and atrophy, typically show up during the teen years or early adulthood and could be exacerbated by another condition such as diabetes.
According to Tate, she was diagnosed with the condition when she was 13.
“Recently, it’s really progressed and I’ve come to terms that if I was to live my life to the fullest, I need to use a wheelchair at times,” she wrote in a 2022 Instagram post. “This has been a difficult journey for me because having to accept help and surrender to the progression of this condition has been extremely hard.”
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“I don’t know why these were the cards I dealt with in my life, but I can’t change it so I’m choosing to embrace it,” Isabelle continued. “This has really changed my perspective on life and if I’ve learned anything from this it’s to appreciate the little things that are easily taken for granted.”
As she put it, “You really never know what someone else is going through, so please always be kind and compassionate.”
In her online obituary, Tate’s family said she “wanted to change the world.”
“Isabelle loved volunteering her time to all things, particularly animals—her idea of a fun outing was visiting an animal shelter and doling out lots of love,” they shared. “Isabelle was full of fire, a fighter, never once making excuses for the fact that she might have a disability relative to others.”
The family added, “What she loved the most, though, was spending time with family and friends, always the life of the party.”
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