Last week, fans of the reality show, Love & Marriage: Huntsville, were shocked to hear about the sudden death of one of the stars, Keke Jabbar. The cause of death was initially unknown, but JoAnn Jenkins, a YouTuber and close friend of the Jabbar family, has shared more insight into her untimely death.
In a recent livestream, Jenkins tearfully revealed alleged new details about the beloved wife and mother on a YouTube livestream.
“Keke did not overdose, Keke did not take her own life. Keke loved life. Keke was not ready to leave life. She wasn’t ready to leave her children, her husband or her family,” the content creator declared.
Jenkins referred to Keke as her sister and shared a theory about what led up to her last moments. She described a freak accident that began with Keke’s tendency to regularly “go to sleep wherever.” When the OWN star was working on a car problem in her garage, Jenkins claims she once again nodded off.
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Jenkins said that she was about to share “the official statement from her mother” about how Jabbar died, adding, “So, seven-something this morning, her husband goes to the garage. He sees Keke, what he thinks is asleep in the car. He tries to get her attention. He opens [the car] up. She isn’t breathing. Her husband, her life partner, her best friend tried to bring his wife back, the mother of his children, and he couldn’t … Keke passed from carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s it. That is all.”
“There was no turmoil going on in her life. She had a lot of great things to look forward to,” she continued.
“Her husband, her life partner, her best friend tried to bring his wife back, the mother of his children, and he couldn’t. Keke passed from carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s it. That is all. My sister didn’t want to leave this Earth, she didn’t want to leave her kids. She didn’t want to leave her husband. There was no turmoil going on in her life. She had a lot of great things to look forward to.” she stated.
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Could She Have Smelled the Poison
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that kills without warning. It claims the lives of hundreds of people every year and makes thousands more ill.
Many household items including gas- and oil-burning furnaces, portable generators, and charcoal grills produce this poison gas.
The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. CO symptoms are often described as “flu-like.”
If you breathe in a lot of CO, it can make you pass out or kill you. People who are sleeping or drunk can die from CO poisoning before they have symptoms.
What Can You Do to Prevent this from Happening to Your Loved Ones?
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), we need to:
- Have your heating system, water heater, and any other gas, oil, or coal-burning appliances serviced by a qualified technician every year.
- Make sure your gas appliances are vented properly. Horizontal vent pipes for appliances, such as a water heater, should go up slightly as they go toward outdoors, as shown below. This prevents CO from leaking if the joints or pipes aren’t fitted tightly.
- When you buy gas equipment, buy only equipment carrying the seal of a national testing agency, such as Underwriters’ Laboratories.
- Have a mechanic check the exhaust system of your car or truck every year. A small leak in the exhaust system can lead to a buildup of CO inside the car.
- Never run your car or truck inside a garage that is attached to a house, even with the garage door open. Always open the door to a detached garage to let in fresh air when you run a car or truck inside.
- If you drive a car or SUV with a tailgate, when you open the tailgate open the vents or windows to make sure air is moving through. If only the tailgate is open, CO from the exhaust will be pulled into the car or SUV.
A Word to Remember Keke By
KeKe is survived by her husband Ameen, and her children Amaree, Ace and Aubree. In addition to describing herself as a writer, author and professor on her Instagram account, KeKe often shared glimpses into her family life on Instagram.
As she wrote in November 2023, “Beautiful live, beautiful family #thankful.”
