On March 3, 2023, Twitch star Kyedae shocked the internet by revealing that she had been diagnosed with cancer. In a Twitter update, the content creator stated that she was recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and will be starting treatment very soon.
The 100 Thieves-affiliated streamer stated that she was unsure how her body would react to the treatment and apologized to the community if her streaming schedule was inconsistent.
Her most recent tweet read:
Kyedae's tweet about her cancer diagnosis went viral, attracting more than 203k likes and 9,180 fan reactions. Several prominent personalities took to the reply section, with Russian-German DJ Anton "Zedd" stating:
YouTube Gaming star Leslie "Fuslie" prayed for the streamer, commenting:
The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley also shared his thoughts on the diagnosis:
Fellow Twitch content creator Jeremy "Disguised Toast" wrote:
Here are some more relevant reactions from Twitter:
Turkish-American content creator Hasan "HasanAbi" also weighed in on Kyedae's update during a livestream on the same day. After reading out loud the aforementioned tweet, the political commentator was taken aback and exclaimed:
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HasanAbi's clip was shared to the r/LivestreamFail subreddit, and the conversation thread became the top post on the forum. Redditor u/Little_Fix4 hoped for the odds to be in favor of Kyedae:
Another Reddit user, u/Erculosam, mentioned seeing the streamer's most recent Instagram post, in which she and Tyson "TenZ" were shopping for "baby stuff":
One community member stated that seeing the gut-wrenching news left them feeling a "bit fragile":
Here are some more relevant fan reactions:
Kyedae is a well-known streamer who has been broadcasting on Twitch since
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