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"My mum passed away on Monday," wrote Sebastian, the late reality star's son, who shared a series of photos with his mother on January 22. "I know she wanted to share her journey after her accident and brain surgery, so I thought she would appreciate one last post sharing the news with people who supported her." New York star Lynn Ban, who was hospitalized in December due to injuries sustained in a ski accident, passed away on January 20 after undergoing brain surgery, according to her son. She was 51. her."
"Many of you followed my mum but never got the chance to know her or meet her in person," Sebastian concluded. "I would like to use the chance to express who my mum actually was. She was and will always be the one that cared for everyone, my best friend, and my mother.
He added that despite the challenging final weeks after her accident, his late mother maintained a good outlook.
"She always had a smile on her face even when times were tough during her recovery process," Sebastian stated. She is the strongest woman I have ever met and a fighter to the very end. She was the coolest and funniest mother I could have ever asked for.
After adding that he "will do everything [he] can to make sure she is never forgotten and for her life to be celebrated as it deserves to be," he shared a heartfelt "final message" for Lynn.
"I would just like to say that I will miss you forever," said Sebastian, "and to end in something she always told me, 'I love you more than life itself,' Mum."
Three weeks prior, the designer of Lynn Ban jewelry had announced her accident and following surgery.
"And in a blink of an eye ... life can change," she wrote as the caption for a selfie of herself in which her head was half-shaven on December 30. While on vacation with my family in Aspen on a gorgeous, sunny Christmas Eve, I had a ski accident that would change my life."
The reality star added that, because she was wearing a helmet, the incident "didn't seem that bad," and she was able to ski to the bottom of the mountain before getting cleared by ski patrol for any signs of a concussion.
"I had a bit of a headache but thought after lunch it would be fine and I could ski again," she explained. "The paramedic suggested I go to the hospital for a CAT scan. This saved my life."
Lynn was taken to a trauma hospital where she had emergency surgery after she and her spouse were informed at a nearby hospital that she had a brain bleed.
"Last thing I remember was being intubated and waking up after an emergency craniotomy with Jett by my side," Lynn recalled. "There’s a long road of rehabilitation ahead, but I’m a survivor, and I'm grateful to ski patrol, the great team of physicians and nurses, and the support of my family and friends.
She said at the end of the post that "God IS GOOD" and that she was "grateful and blessed to see the new year."
