Influencer Sara Bennett’s Husband Rusty Bennett Breaks Silence After She Announces Her Own Death

Influencer Sara Bennett’s husband, Rusty Bennett, is continuing to honor his wife after her death following a battle with ALS.

“We’ve both been blessed. I’m really close with my family, and [Sara] has a great family and tons of friends,” Rusty told People in an interview published on Tuesday, January 20. “Everybody’s definitely reached out and [is] doing their best to help.”

Sara, who had more than 114,000 followers on Instagram, began showing symptoms in spring 2022. She received an official diagnosis with ALS in March 2023. At the time, Rusty explained that her care team determined she had a two to five-year prognosis window.

Rusty took leave from his consulting job in March 2025 to be Sara’s full-time caretaker. Rusty explained that they didn’t expect Sara to live long into the fall, and prepared their children — sons Lincoln, 9, and Will, 7 — with the reality that they might not have a family Halloween costume.