Avalanna bieber biography

• Superstar surprised Avalanna Routh by flying girl and her family to New York on Valentine's Day earlier this year
  
• The pair played board games, ate cupcakes and gave each other autographs
• Six-year-old has battled deadly brain cancer since she was a baby and lost the fight earlier today
  

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
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The little girl struggling with a rare cancer who's dream to meet Justin Bieber came true only a few short months ago has passed away.

Her mother announced the tragic news earlier today, saying that six-year-old Avalanna Routh lost her battle with an aggressive and deadly brain cancer called ATRT, despite her chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Justin Bieber, her 'husband', immediately expressed his sorrow at the news, calling little Avalanna 'one of the greatest spirits i have ever known.'

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