Kyedae gets emotional while opening Valorant-themed care package sent by Riot
On a recent stream, "Kyedae" Shymko opened and displayed a Valorant-themed care package comprising two boxes full of goodies sent over by the Riot developers to help her recover from the various forms of cancer treatment that she will be going through since her leukemia diagnosis some time ago.
The streamer was quite taken by the limited edition collectibles, clothes, and tote bag sent by the Valorant team who showered her with praise in the letters enclosed in the care package. The gesture clearly resonated with Kyedae as she refused to finish reading one letter, saying she didn't want to cry on stream:
The news of Kyedae's cancer diagnosis was a major cause of grief among the Valorant community and the streaming community in general as thousands if not millions showered her with love after she took to Twitter to announce that she had leukemia.
As one of the biggest streamers of Riot's tactical shooter, the Japanese-Canadian creator has also been crowned the Valorant streamer of the year at this year's Streamer Awards, which caused her to get quite a lot of hate from people who called it a pity-win.
Regardless of all the hate, the dev team's message was a heartfelt gesture for the streamer in her time of need:
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The letter also mentioned what special merchandise the care package contained, and the devs also extended their help if the Twitch streamer requires it as she battles cancer:
She then proceeded to showcase things from the care package, including limited edition collectibles, soap, essential oils, clothes inspired by Valorant, and a tote bag, which she announced that she will be using during her visits for cancer therapy.
Here's how her chat reacted as the streamer shared the content of the package
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