After a three-year fight with cancer, Jessica Sloan, a former Texas A&M University swimmer and aspiring pilot, passed away at the age of 28.
Sloan’s mother posted on social media to disclose her daughter’s passing.
On Monday, October 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., a Celebration of Life/Memorial Service has been planned for her at Mike Barksdale’s Hanger, which is situated at Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport.
In 2021, Jessica Sloan’s right temporal lobe brain tumor, grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma, was identified.
At the time, Sloan was the lead flight teacher at a flight school in Texas and was only a few flight hours away from being eligible to apply to become an airline pilot.
She had brain surgery in March 2021 after receiving her diagnosis, and in July of that same year, she started oral chemotherapy for a full year.
She suffered a further setback in December 2022 when a low-grade tumor in her cerebellum was discovered.
Jessica’s illness hindered her from achieving her objective, but she continued to work in aviation while battling her condition. S
loan was released from MD Anderson on August 30, 2024. She was still having problems with her balance and double vision.
She was hurried back to the hospital on September 17. She died on September 23, one week later.
On social media, her mother updated everyone on Jessica’s status at all times, and when word spread of her passing, upset users posted condolences.
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