Real Families Exclusive: Jasmine's Unforgettable Journey

A look at the life of 16-year-old Jasmine Burkitt at just 3ft 8in tall she is one of the shortest teenagers in the UK. She goes to New York to meet people with similar conditions, goes to a pop concert and meets her estranged father.
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[@AlaskanSons]

Oh my God my heart aches more and more for Jaz's grandad. The amount of pure love he has/had for her was undeniable and so readable on his sweet face. The way he scoops her up and kisses her over and over again and looks at her in shock you can just feel his love for his granddaughter💜

[@amyenglehart5284]

Absolutely! Pure 💕 love

[@user-tq6op7el5e]

My heart aches for him such a wonderful granddad ❤😢

[@saratullas5509]

So sorry to read that both her and her mom passed away. She grew into a beautiful young lady, prayers to her fiancé also

[@VipesVonHarlot]

They had such beautiful lives and made the lives of everyone around them beautiful as well! RIP to the two most beautiful angels ❤️

[@warmlantern0000]

😮What? When? Omg so sad. 💔

[@GuessMyName234]

Also her dad in 2018 very sad

[@JuPac420]

@@warmlantern0000 2022, The drug quetiapine, used to treat illnesses like schizophrenia, depression and bipolar behaviour, was detected in post-mortem toxicology results. Jasmine's tentative cause of death was cardiac failure, the media reports said.

[@marilynbrown5274]

Oh no...! Really? How sad. She was so exquisite.

[@nadz8911]

Devastated I really love them both. How can people be so cruel and make fun of them I can never understand the cruelty. Rip to both of them sadly missed 😢

[@julin2rs548]

I just watched episodes 2 & 3 last night. I starting to watch this 1st one and realized she had passed away. Then found out her mom had passed away before her. I am saddened by this news. She was just so kind, funny and full of life. Now I am going to finish watching this episode and I will be try not to cry. God bless them and her family.

[@JordanMBS222]

It breaks my heart to read they have both passed . 😢 But I enjoyed the video…. As a soon to be mother , I really appreciate a display of vulnerability and love for her daughter ❤ Her intensions were always pure. Even when overwhelming..

[@jinjin0135]

Breaks my heart to hear of their outcome! They were so special and unique!

[@cathycartier484]

I was so happy reading some of the comments....................................but , what I discovered broke my heart . Two beautiful souls , Bev and Jazz have passed way too soon . Their relationship was absolutely pure and true . RIP lovely ladies .

[@julieannesimms6236]

Just the sweetest mum and daughter

[@abigailfreeman715]

The worst decision was leaving the home town, and her friend Naomi. Those connections are so important. Moving would make her so vulnerable, and a child needs to have a broad support system, because parents are not around forever.

[@BeliaLastes]

Finding out a bit ago from another video I watched of Jas and Bev that they both passed away a few years back had me crying 😭😭 and Bev's parents who pretty much raised Jas I feel for the Grandparents and Jas's Dad and brother and Jas's fiance and especially Jas's Best friend, I wish I could have met them both and their family members so heartbreaking they had so much life in them both 🥺 may Bev and Jas RIP 🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@GuessMyName234]

Jazs dad passed away in 2018

[@holyterror73521]

This is so sad. Two beautiful, happy, and full of dreams. I wish I would have had a chance to encounter these two beautiful souls. Sorry, but damn, how could life have taken such people from the rest. Watching this has sent my prayers to the family.

[@erikafiggs268]

She died of cardiac arrest but a report also showed high amounts of the medications that she was on so she was abusing it and that probably led to the heart attack

[@alysjaramillo705]

This literally broke my heart. So very sad. Prayers to her lovely family.

[@pearlkelly6337]

RIP to jazz and her mum

[@ljb8157]

@@pearlkelly6337 and her dad

[@pearlkelly6337]

@@ljb8157 yeah him too

[@marianharwazinski5193]

This is absolutely HEARTBREAKING 😢😢😢 R.I.P Sweet Angels 🙏🏼

[@polynesianwahine]

Rest in Love Jaz & Mama Bev you’re relationship on earth was so beautiful ❤️

[@ilovelucy7073]

I’m just now seeing this, I really think they are both sweet people. It’s so sad people don’t treat them right sometimes. I wish people had more love in their hearts and just be nice to them. So sad 🥲 both of them have pass away. Rest In Peace ! ❤️❤️

[@dianesquires9987]

What a sad journey for both Bev and Jazz. RIP

[@user-tq6op7el5e]

I started crying . So much love in this family ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Emma_Rose_24]

What a beautiful heart on them both!

[@ana419]

What a lovely child and story! ♡ Admirable!

[@pearlkelly6337]

just such a shame they both died aswell and jazz was engaged too

[@pinkakagreen]

She is so beautiful.

[@pearlkelly6337]

a shame she died aswell

[@janiceyoung7273]

May they both Rest Peacefully.

[@AgentRains]

Really enjoyed this. Am just so sad to hear how things turned out. Jazz was a very strong girl.

[@user-xx3zd4rd8k]

She is so beautiful both of them 😊❤

[@kandi-leasmith5574]

Fly high mum bev and jaz...

[@sherriewilson2020]

How did they pass?!?? I’m in tears!! I guess God wanted them to be with him more 😢

[@pitiger6100]

I just started watching this and realizing that both jazz and Bev were gone is extremely sad, what a loss poor Jazz, being grief stricken from losing her mother and no doubt the doctors took the opportunity to prescribe chemical straight jackets AKA anti psychotic/anti depressants. They were so full of joy and had such a lovely family. Incredible and sad that they're gone. God bless their souls and good that at least they are together again😢

[@betsybabf748]

Such a tragic life. Bev died in 2014. Jas was then homeless, dying this year after taking an overdose of her antipsychotic medications.

[@kandi-leasmith5574]

In 2022?

[@kenbell9094]

@@kandi-leasmith5574 Yes, June 2022.

[@supernova7848]

Her dad died too. I think Jaz couldn’t take the pain of losing her mom then her dad that she’d rekindled with

[@schildca]

You just left us hanging!

[@tontab3495]

She reminds me of young Lindsey Lohan

[@mariasartzis-pellicier1723]

Mum and daughter are adorable. It's lovely to see how close they are. I am in NY. Welcome to NY. Be careful but do enjoy your stay here.

[@michelemcneill3652]

How sad, I just started watching her videos today 😭

[@pearlkelly6337]

even more sad the fact both of them died

[@cerveza2297]

Adorable. Is anyone else getting Lindsay Lohan Parent Trap vibes?😎

[@michelleisawesome1022]

Omg yes lol so much

[@marypeters4576]

Omg yes

[@andreareichenbach8637]

Yes but they're both lovely ladies

[@limitedaxcess]

Her Mum is so codependent that she's willing to sacrifice Jazz's future. And Mum needs to get a life of her own and stop being a victim IMO

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

@@limitedaxcess They're both dead. What's the point of your comment?

[@joyrainesjones3043]

These girls are both beautiful!!!

[@vegasgirl7O2]

Absolutely wonderful young woman I wish them the best of everything ✌❤🇱🇷🌍

[@kellysheridan3149]

The pink phone ❤️

[@maryduchaine4569]

I love her mom she is so cool

[@elizabethobrien5152]

Amazing beautiful people.I was 6ft at 15 in 1975. My schoolmates joked. My friend was 5ft 6 .They called us tom and jerry. Their problem. My son is 6 4 and stunning and a beautiful person. Soo too my daughters. You are both beautiful inside and out.

[@jennifermorgan5846]

Your a beautiful young lady! 💗

[@rachelkrumpelman5131]

I can't imagine leaving Wales if I lived there. There's a toxic relationship here.. but they need each other, I believe. Plus, this teenager needs her grandparents as well. Mom. You'll have to cut the cord eventually without making your daughter feel horrible. It's better to do it whilst she's young. Life lessons, unfortunately, leave scars. No matter your path. Best she learns these lessons. The lessons of picking yourself up and moving forward ✨️ 👌.

[@myris5420]

@E Boston really 🥺 what happened ???

[@marlenejohnson5461]

Two sweet souls left the earth too soon!!

[@peaceandlove544]

@@eboston7591 it was not a drug overdose it was the bad medication they were prescribing her while she had a heart condition

[@warmlantern0000]

I know everyone likes the little mom but she's sarcastic in every video.

[@jeoneunthatbitch3897]

jasmine sadly passed away this summer from an overdose of antipsychotic medication after struggling a lot with mental health issues

[@BagladyNH]

I wonder if she ever got to meet her father???

[@KrissiCreates]

@@BagladyNH I watched another video about them and Jazz did meet her Dad at 16. He actually ended up taking care of Mom when Jazz went off to University at 16 !!

[@abigailfreeman715]

@@BagladyNH yes there is another episode on KZbin, that shows her meeting her dad. It’s a nice episode. Sad how things turned out years later.

[@garyrunnalls7714]

What a great family. I would love to hang out with these ladies and God help anyone coming up and making fun of them. They're gorgeous 🥰

[@hannah8377]

Its my first time seeing this i like shows like this.

[@mjoverocker6072]

I love their relationship, and i wish her the very best in the connection with her dad.

[@earlyjicama4302]

Unfortunately Jaz has since passed away

[@bethewalt7385]

They're both dead

[@VickiePietz]

She is beautiful

[@jeanfaulkner6132]

Yes Mum and Daughter wonderful and the Grand Parents more than wonderful they spoilt Bev and I think she became a little bit entitled because of her sister and brother but I can respect their love and proction of Bev and her Beautiful Daughter Jaz was never entailed She was pure and Bev treated her like Cinderella and her ex but she's a nice lady and heart in right place. So sad Bev Jaz Paul and Grand Dad passed😢😢😢

[@debrarevay7493]

RIP, Jazz.:(

[@peacelily7751]

Really sad indeed.

[@ginagigi4917]

I just ruined this video for myself. I looked up Jasmine on google and found out that this beautiful mother died. Oh my God, I am balling my eyes out now. What a lovely mother and daughter they are. I am genuinely so sad to hear that she died. Please God Bless this Family and may she rest in peace. I would love to know what’s going on in Jasmine’s life, she should have her own show, I would watch it.

[@schildca]

She died as well 🙏

[@bethewalt7385]

Jasmine died too, overdosed in a tent, she was homeless

[@holyterror73521]

Where was the family for jazz? I am just devastated by any of this happening.

[@hannakinn]

@@bethewalt7385 I think it's important to say that Jazz developed mental health issues and became homeless and that Jazz reportedly overdosed on her psych meds not heroin, meth, etc..

[@Rae_777]

@@hannakinn I think that mental health issues are implied, and it doesn’t matter which drugs.

[@peggycarson4420]

I'm surprised in this day someone hadent started an online store in the sizes they need that are adult

[@blancabulgrin5560]

This news of their death my god when i herd my tears jumped out of eyes,how sad .This show was better than the Kardashians and their b.s.

[@caroldavis5877]

So sad the way their lives ended.

[@mariekrekora9958]

What newspapers had the obituaries for both of the ladies and Jasmine’s finance?

[@Tinkerbells6755]

Did she finish college? I was extremely saddened to hear about her death ,her mum n her was so beautiful and I know that many people will miss her .Where is her dad Paul at now is he still alive? I sure wished it had not happened to either of these beautiful ladies .I pray everyone keeps her memory alive in their lives.Its truly sad that she passed away,Does anyone know how she died?

[@peaceandlove544]

She did and it seems she was wrongly diagnosed with bipolar disease and over medicated with highly risky medication not recommended not even for regular size people, less young people and with heart disorders like her. After her mother died surprisingly and her father return to his addictions she needed therapy not psychotic drugs, it seems the Landord did not renew her mom's home, and he had illness issues that complicated continued school and work, but the system failed her with accessable housing and good therapy, for her and later for her and her boyfriend and instead just gave them heavy drugs that spiral her mental health and physically health

[@VViv37]

Her father has also passed away from Jazz’s instagram post 😢

[@zionsdaughter2391]

she is more mature. In my country we dont laugh at disabilities. We understand its not by choice. If at all people make stupid comments its jst 5%

[@triciarivera3671]

This was amazing 💖 any updates with her dad???

[@marypeters4576]

No updates if she met her dad but there is an update that her and her mother have both passed away

[@triciarivera3671]

@@marypeters4576 wait what !!!!🥺🥺🥺🥺 How

[@polynesianwahine]

@@triciarivera3671 jaz overdosed and her mother died from lung failure

[@triciarivera3671]

@@polynesianwahine oh geez 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@claireokratosgibbsadventur4300]

Yes she did meet her dad and they developed a relationship but he was a struggling heroin addict. They made another short series following their lives after this one aired and Jaz wrote an autobiography. But yes, sadly have both since passed away. So tragic 😥

[@gabrielleisaraela6116]

Is there another episode or was this the only one ?

[@pearlkelly6337]

there is more, just search for the name on youtube an you can watch them all

[@aronlelenora9572]

❤❤❤❤

[@sleepingbeauty229]

Even when she played punky brewster , anyways beautiful live your life,

[@treasurz1]

So sad, Bev passed away from lung issues in 2014 and Jazz overdosed in 2021, she was engaged and living in a tent at the time.

[@yookim7737]

WOW, 😢 that's really sad to know. I was hoping Jasmin was happy & married with her own kids. Does anyone know how old Jasmin was when she passed away? God bless 🙏❤️🥰 Bev & Jasmine who are together in heaven 🙏.

[@polynesianwahine]

@@yookim7737 she was 28 I believe

[@sarahwentforalemonwedgeand8991]

Jazz died on June 28 2022.

[@gennisparry4352]

@@yookim7737 Really who says they are in heaven? Heaven is a holy place only for people who are worshipping Jesus now. You can’t go in with sin. Also when people die, the body goes back to the earth from where it came from. God keeps the Spirit for the day of judgement when all will be judged by God. So you are way off base here. If it was that easy to get there, then people would not be taking suffering and ridicule right now for the name of Jesus. If a person was born in sin and died without accepting and serving Jesus during their lifetime then you can’t get in with sin. Only Acts2 verse 38 can help us. You and everyone on this earth must be born again to enter in. Dying in your sins cannot get you there. Committing suicide cannot get you in because Christ died to save us from all those sins. If we Repent and turn from our sinful life we don’t have to commit suicide or become mentally ill. Rejecting Christ will keep us from entering heaven. We were all created in God’s image, wether big or small, Christ is available to all people in this world.

[@BagladyNH]

That is just horrible.

[@robinsnest68]

She's a mini-Lohan!❤

[@leeg7625]

Omg yessss ! Like 1000%

[@crystalrusmisel1832]

Children of the disabled have it rough. I’m not saying disability means you shouldn’t have children but if the kids grow up taking care of you instead of the other way around then something is definitely wrong. I’m the daughter of a disabled parent and I had to be partly raised by a grandmother and other half of my childhood had to raise siblings and take care of my parent. I wasn’t able to be a kid a teenager. I love my family but having all that responsibility too young took its toll on me.

[@AbianahBarbie]

She’s also disabled herself

[@anneliedorman2435]

❤❤❤

[@indisposed8724]

There sisters ❤

[@stepht7508]

That's it.I'm not reading any more comments..

[@tashiekaloyalty4427]

I want to know what happened with the note to her dad if she has gotten to kno him

[@marypeters4576]

Im not sure if she did it not but I do know her and her mother have both passed away

[@teriboots4629]

At the end, it said they did meet and had regular contact

[@colleenstack210]

@@marypeters4576 their is another episode on KZbin where she meets her father 💖💖

[@sleepingbeauty229]

She looks so similia to lindsay the 2 twins who went to camp and switched places , linsdsy lohan in the parent trap

[@sharonengland-suher453]

Are there any updates? Did she meet her dad?

[@polynesianwahine]

sadly both her and her mother has passed away

[@hannakinn]

She met her dad, they got along, for awhile when Jazz was at college he took care of Bev the mom. I don't know yet what all happened but the mom Bev died in 2014 from lung disease. Jazz developed mental health issues and died this year from an overdose of her psych meds. At the time of her death Jazz was homeless living in a tent with a fiance. I'm hoping to learn more about this tragic tale. I wish Bev hadn't moved from Wales, away from family.

[@ritacollins2635]

Yes she did, he shifted to near where jazz and bev live, then he took care of bev when her chest infection got bad, he died 5 yrs after bev, and then jazz dked a few months later, very sad

[@peaceandlove544]

@@ritacollins2635 you mean few years later, what did he died of? I read he went back to heroin before Bev died and Jazz distance herself from him. Did they get back or his addiction and dead, piled in top of loosing her mother, her health heart issues that complicated education and work for her, and loosing her mom's rental home for some reason and the over education with psychotropic medications bad heart and for the mind of regular size people more to very small, heart Ill people.

[@Trekgirl72]

Praying for you Tiffany , god will carry you 💙

[@pearlkelly6337]

Jazz and her mum died

[@loriepaziuk9500]

What is the name of her book?

[@lindavanocker1841]

She is not a typical teen. A typical teen does not have to wait on their princess mother hand and foot !

[@aussierando9582]

Sadly I have a teenager who helps me after a car accident that left me with a neurological disorder and in a wheelchair. My daughter is an angel who never complains and now want to become a nurse. This poor lady died from her lung condition so she really was unwell. Jasmin was doing what I daughter does because they love us.

[@joycedominguez8997]

@E Boston wow you're making this comment on alot of posts.

[@SharpLife4]

Lots of teen’s help around the house. If they don’t there’s a problem. Many parents have medical issues as well.

[@AnastasiaLUVSU]

@@joycedominguez8997 Because they need to stop running their mouths and realize the 2 are not here anymore. And thus need to shut up.

[@elizabethobrien5152]

What is normal. Its all in peoples heads.

[@peaceandlove544]

Small people usually have heart/lung conditions reason why many.have shorter lives

[@brandisanders5793]

They really need their own show...I would watch

[@oceanchicns]

They are dead.

[@marypeters4576]

They both have passed away

[@brandisanders5793]

Nooooooo!!!!!

[@ZieSpiralOut]

So, her daughter is responsible and old enough to be her mom’s registered carer for years but according to mom, not old enough to have any privacy whatsoever? Literally scoping her email out while she’s making you fancy coffee. Sorry to judge so quick if I’m wrong but the mom seems like she runs her daughter to death and controls everything in her life. She’s 16, cmon now mom, time to treat her like the young woman she is and not like a 10 year old.

[@schildca]

They are both dead unfortunately.

[@joycedominguez8997]

@E Boston damn dude

[@sheyennemerritt3215]

That's having a mom with health issues. I was getting her drinks and helping my mom get dressed at 16, and lost her a month after i turned 21. That's how it goes, sometimes. I won't get into the rampant narcisism that she enabled in my bio dad here, but helping her wasn't the bad part

[@shaleniavanorsdale93]

It's Kind of Pathetic that y'all wait 12 years to upload/post Jasmine's Story. Pathetic that you waited til She Dies to Share Her Story that was filmed in 2010. Here I watching and getting into her story and wanting to look her up on Facebook, ALL TO BE LET DOWN CAUSE SHE PASSED LAST YEAR. Y'all need a better team I Swear

[@peggycarson4420]

Jazz start one

[@yookim7737]

WOW, I love ❤️ the girl but her mom can be toxic for her bc her mother is so unstable😔😞.

[@deborahbaker4770]

In early 2023 there is going to be inquest into the reason she died but they are thinking heart failure 😢

[@codename495]

She died of seroquel overdose.

[@OoOMonkeyCoFreakOoO]

@@codename495 no she didn’t

[@openthedoor8092]

Why are kids used as carer's in UK.

[@peggycarson4420]

Mom needs to back off of this one.He is her father,she will know what to do when the time comes

[@dianeostertag244]

Little people are so adorable. They remind me of big dolls 💕

[@Webinthewoodsfarm]

Exactly what they don’t want to be seen as!

[@PurpleEnbyTerminator]

Look back at what you said real quick Diane Ostertag. I know you are using "kind words" and probably had good intentions when saying this but think about it. No one wants to be treated like a doll. They are human beings so talk to and about them like you would anyone else.

[@PurpleEnbyTerminator]

Right!

[@dianeostertag244]

@@PurpleEnbyTerminator i understand. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023 🎉 🎉 and i do talk to them with respect and dignity.

[@PurpleEnbyTerminator]

@@dianeostertag244 I’m glad you are willing to learn. Many don’t even care to admit they got something wrong. Happy New Year to you as well! 🎆🎉

[@marinaS3456]

The mom was an absolute nut case. She scared the only man who loved her and their daughter away, put her insecurities on her daughter, took the poor girl away from her much loved town, her loving grandparents who raised her up and the only close friend she ever had! She is the big monster in her tiny body. Body size don't matter for selfishness! So sorry that this beautiful, smart, loving, kind girl Jasmine had passed away!😢

[@pearlkelly6337]

her mum died too

[@jebnajerp2673]

I wonder how Jazz got mental problem.

[@peaceandlove544]

Scared away? He was a heroin addict. And she finally stayed in their town.

[@annettemasden8487]

Her dad was addicted to drugs, and they moved because Jaz was being so bullied and mom thought that maybe a new start somewhere else, would be good for both of them.

[@annettemasden8487]

I think they should have stayed where they had grandparents and best friend . Found a way to work it out. I wonder if her grandparents were still alive when she passed 🤔

[@marys3738]

How did she end up homeless?

[@rainlove3000]

Right! I wonder why she didn't move in with her grandparents after her mom died? I bet she wanted to be an adult and try life on her on.

[@codename495]

She and her boyfriend CHOSE to “live in nature” in a lotus bell tent while renovating a camper caravan to live in and were fundraising to buy land for an off grid farm.

[@pearlkelly6337]

@@codename495 she was engaged as well

[@Claudette68]

@@codename495 glad to hear that. I though she was homeless living in a street tent without any facilities. They fixed it inside with heat, tv etc and having a caravan trailer to move place to place to live with nature means they were happy living in their own fantasy and probably died while sleeping. Both of them are in a better place right now.

[@jnelletrim1478]

Remember God loves you♥️! John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life. Please repent, change your life around and live for Him🙏🙏. He is coming back soon🥳😊♥️........