Coco Lee death: In her haunting last Instagram post, singer called herself 'female warrior'

Hong Kong-born American Pop singer Coco Lee passed away on July 5. She was 48. The singer died following a suicide attempt that left her in a coma, reported news agency Reuters.

In her final Instagram post shared last year, Coco Lee wrote a long message and discussed how she relied on “love and faith” to get through last year while calling herself a “female warrior”.

Coco Lee also shared what her goal would be in 2023 and wrote, "My goal in 2023 is to share my life story and how I faced major life-changing hurdles and still manage to keep a positive attitude. I am happy to say I am finally living the real me."

Coco Lee's sisters break the news

Coco Lee's sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee, shared a post addressing the singer's demise. They wrote, "With great sadness, we are here [to] break the most devastating news: CoCo had been suffering from depression for a few years, but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months. Although CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly, that demon inside her took the better of her."

Coco Lee's uphill battle with health

Coco Lee was born with a defect in her left leg and underwent an operation that wasn't successful, as per a report published in The Sun. She had to deal with issues and hence, had to heavily rely on her right leg for support.

However, the problems worsened in October last year after Coco Lee over-exerted and injured herself. The singer had faced a year of health woes and underwent major leg surgery, after which she had to learn to walk again, the report added.

She was born in Hong Kong in 1975 and was the youngest of three children of a Hong Kong Cantonese mother and Malaysian father.

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