A 26-year-old activist died suddenly in Mexico City while she was trying to see the world before she went blind.
Alexandra Noghaven, 26, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was nine years old and at the age of 22, her doctors told her she would go blind in 10 years.
‘She spent her free time off traveling the world and seeing what would be lost to her,’ her mother Anne Jackaway told the Miami Herald.
Alexandra Noghaven, 26, (right) died suddenly in Mexico City from diabetes complications while she was trying to see the world before she went blind. She was traveling with her sister Genevieve ‘Jonvi’ Del Sol (left) who posted this picture the day after Noghaven died
Noghaven was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was nine years old and at the age of 22, her doctors told her she would go blind in 10 years. Her sister Del Sol posted this picture of her the day after she died unexpectedly
Noghaven (center) started traveling the world in her free time to see ‘what would be lost to her’, her mother Anne Jackaway (right) said. They are pictured with Del Sol (left)
Noghaven was in Mexico City with her younger sister Genevieve ‘Jonvi’ Del Sol earlier this month.
‘Both were in love with art and museums. They saw Frida Kahlo’s home that week. They climbed pyramids the day before,’ Jackaway said.
On the night of August 15, Noghaven had a bout of food poisoning and the next day the US Embassy called Jackaway to tell her that Noghaven had died.
Jackaway believes the food poisoning ‘probably sent her blood sugars out of whack so she didn’t realize her vulnerability falling asleep’.
‘I almost lost her at nine when she was diagnosed. I had another 15 years with the most incredible intellect and compassionate heart I have ever known,’ Jackaway said.
Noghaven was born on February 14, 1991 and was passionate about social justice from a young age. Her mother said: ‘She stepped out and let her thoughts be known to say what is right or wrong’
She graduated from George Washington University in 2013 with a political science degree and was hired by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington at the age of 22. She was the youngest employee by at least 10 years
Noghaven was born on February 14, 1991 and was passionate about social justice from a young age.
‘I think she took it to another level,’ Jackaway said.
‘She stepped out and let her thoughts be known to say what is right or wrong. She was horrified by what is happening in Washington. This was not the direction she thought her country should go.’
Noghaven graduated from George Washington University in 2013 with a political science degree and was hired by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington at the age of 22. She was the youngest employee by at least 10 years.
In 2016, Noghaven co-founded an open-mic reading series called Rüf Reads, with Atena Sherry, in Miami’s Little Haiti to give young writers a space to read from their works.
In 2016, Noghaven (pictured) co-founded an open-mic reading series called Rüf Reads with Atena Sherry, in Miami’s Little Haiti to give young writers a space to read from their works
The morning after Noghaven passed away, her sister posted about Noghaven’s death on Facebook.
Del Sol wrote: ‘I still can’t believe this has happened to the most badass woman I know. She is a friend to all and a shoulder to lean on.
‘She’s always going to be with us in our hearts and memories. She’ll always be there to defend the rights to those who are less fortunate.
‘She wanted the best for everyone and when you’re having a bad day I hope you remember her smile like I will.’
Noghaven’s funeral service will be held on Saturday morning in Miami.