Kyedae health update: Streamer reveals details on her cancer diagnosis
On March 3, the Valorant community received sad news about popular Twitch streamer Kyedae, with her revealing that she had been diagnosed with cancer. In a Twitter post, the creator explained how it was acute myeloid leukemia and that she will be starting treatment soon.
Fans, fellow streamers, and content creators flooded her post with well-wishes. With over 2.2 million followers on Twitch, Kyedae has become one of the biggest content creators focused on Valorant over the last few years.
In a more recent stream, she also talked about withholding the news from her family and fiance, TenZ, until the recent Sau Paulo VCT, lest he gets distracted. The streamer has also opened up about how she has been coping with the news.
"Kyedae" Shymko is a Canadian national of Japanese descent who started her streaming career in October 2021 while using esporting star TenZ's PC, her then-boyfriend. The two have practically become Valorant Royalties, having connected to the masses with their on-screen presence as both individual streamers and as a couple who stream together.
Her jovial and endearing personality is a big reason she has gained such a huge following in such a small amount of time. On her first stream after announcing the leukemia diagnosis, the streamer explained how she has been using humor to cope with the stress of having cancer.
She stated:
Her practical approach to not feeling sad has been gaining quite some traction on the internet:
Kydae informed her audience that she will be starting chemotherapy soon, and due to the nature of the treatment, her streaming schedule might get disrupted. The creator also talked about how she has been putting up a brave face, but underneath all of that, she has been dealing with a lot of
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