Aspen Deke, 17, beat a rare cancer three times but passed away from COVID-19 on Saturday. (Credit: Amanda Deke) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Aspen Deke’s family thought the 17-year-old had escaped the worst after beating a rare cancer three times in her life, but tragically, the teenager died from COVID-19 complications on Saturday."She was the most thoughtful, kind, compassionate, forgiving and caring young woman you would ever meet," her mother, Amanda, told FOX Television Stations Monday. "She wanted to give joy to everyone around her all the time."Aspen, a high school junior, contracted the coronavirus in November after her mother and brother tested positive for the virus.