'My 600-lb Life' star Sean Milliken dies at 29 - USA Today

"My 600-lb Life" star Sean Milliken has died at 29. "TLC is saddened to share that Sean Milliken has passed away," the network said in a ... 'My600-lbLife'star SeanMillikendiesat29CydneyHendersonUSATODAY"My600-lbLife"star SeanMillikenhasdiedat29. "TLCissaddenedtosharethatSeanMillikenhaspassedaway,"thenetworksaidinastatementTuesday."TLCexpressesitsdeepestsympathiestoSean’sfriendsandfamilyatthisdifficulttime."Hisfather,Matt Milliken,announcedthenewsonFacebook,accordingtoTMZ.Hewrote thathissondiedinahospitalfollowingcomplicationsfromaninfection: "Sundayhewashavingproblemswithhisbreathing,theywereabletoresuscitatehimandashorttimelaterhisheartstopped."Related: RobertBuchel,41,diesofheartattackwhilefilmingTLC's'My600-lbLife'MillikenfirstappearedonTLC's "My600-lbLife"in2016,whenheweightedover900pounds.He admittedtoturning tofoodatayoungagetocopewithhis tumultuousrelationshipwithhisfather."Itwasscary.SoIwouldeat.AndsuddenlyIfeltalotbetter,"Millikensaidduringtheepisodeafteraccusinghisfatherofverbalabuse. "Inthatmoment,nothingelsemattered."Duringtheshow,abedriddenMillikenmovedtoHoustonwithhismother,Renee,toundergoweight-losssurgery,whichhelpedhimsuccessfullyloseover400pounds.TLCcameracrewscaught upwith Millikenlastsummerduringanepisodeof"My600-lb.Life:WhereareTheyNow?"Hewasreelingovertheunexpecteddeathofhismother. "Acoupleofmonthsagomymomwenttothehospitalbecauseshewasn’tfeelingwell,andshejustkeptgettingworse,"Millikensaidduringtheepisode."Theysaidshehadrenalfailure,andshedidn’tmakeit.ShepassedawayacoupleweeksagoandI’mdevastated,andIdon’tknowwhattodonowbecausemymomwaseverythingtome."Despitelosinghismother,TLCsaid Milliken was"stillcontinuinginhisquesttoliveahealthierandhappierlife."Milliken'sdeathmarksthethirdindividualfrom"My600-lb.Life"todieinthelastsixmonths.James"L.B." Bonner,30, diedfromaself-inflictedgunshotwound inAugustandLisaFlemingdiedlaterthatmonthatage50.Related: 'My600-lbLife'starJamesBonner,30,founddeadfromgunshotwoundISISbrideHodaMuthana'sfamilyfileslawsuitagainstTrumpIstheAmericanAutobahnnext?HowstatesarepushinghighwayspeedspastthelimitHowlongshouldittaketogetmytaxrefundthisyear?