Bachelor star Sarah Trott’s father Thomas dead at 60 from ALS after she quit Matt James’ season to be with him
BACHELOR star Sarah Trott has revealed her dad Thomas died aged 60 after battling ALS for years.
The 25-year-old - who left Matt James' season to be with Thomas back in January- said her father "fought so bravely" as she shared a devastating tribute on Instagram.
Sarah revealed Thomas died last Friday after losing his battle with ALS, which is a rare degenerative disease that can affect a person's ability to speak, eat and walk.
She wrote: "Where do I even begin with this guy?! What an incredible man and inspiration. I love you endlessly and miss you so much already.
"You hung up your jersey last Friday after a hard fight with ALS. Six years of extra innings and surpassing everyone’s expectations both physically and mentally.
"My amazing dad, a true family man, my mentor, my inspiration and loving father. You fought so bravely. It was an absolute honor to know you for 25 years and to be your daughter."
The ABC star went on: "Thank you for showing us humor, dignity and courage in the hardest of times. Thank you for teaching me so many valuable life lessons about resiliency, attitude and kindness.
"You lost so much over the years to the cruel ways of ALS but you never allowed the disease to crush your positive spirit. You refused to let ALS cripple your goofy personality, your wit and wisdom, and most importantly you never let it dim your faith in Jesus.
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"In difficult moments when we would notice the disease progressing, you would tell us, 'Good thing I love a challenge' and 'I believe my purpose in life is to be an inspiration to others'.
"And how could we forget you loved to remind us and our guests, 'The bar is open!' - so we never missed a chance to celebrate the big and small moments of life with you. You were truly one of a kind. I’ll love you forever."
Sarah concluded: "Oh, and Lauren and I realized in divine timing the last baseball game we watched together was his beloved Red Sox crush the Yankees.
"Amen to that and now you have the best seats in the house, Dad. 10.15.21. Love, Sarah."
RARE DISEASE
ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rare progressive, degenerative disease that destroys nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement.
Sarah - who was previously linked to rapper G-Eazy - tearfully left The Bachelor earlier this year and returned home to San Diego to be with her family.
The emotional news anchor told Matt: "I just felt really called to go home and be with my family. I just don't think I'm ready for this.”
Matt said, "I don't want to lose you," but Sarah said she's focusing on her dad's battle with ALS, revealing he has “not months, but maybe weeks” to live.
Sarah was an early favorite after hitting it off with Matt on their first one-on-one date, where they took a romantic plane ride.
APPEARANCE ON THE BACHELOR
Their spark caused some animosity among the other girls, and Sarah raised eyebrows when she fainted during the rose ceremony in the first episode.
The podcast host admitted she was struggling to share her boyfriend with nearly 30 other women and even crashed another contestant's date.
After feuding with the women in the house, Sarah broke down in tears and revealed she was going home for the sake of her wellbeing.
“I can't do this. It's been a combo of things. It wasn't just last night," she said.
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“All of my worst insecurities are coming out. I really have to put my wellbeing first and I'm not in a good headspace here."
Back in February 2020, Sarah was seen partying at a Los Angeles nightclub with rapper G-Eazy, before his relationship with Ashley Benson.
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