Who is Owl? Fortnite streamer reveals he has testicular cancer
Fortnite streamer Owl shared some disheartening news earlier today, revealing that he has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Owl is a partnered content creator who has been streaming on the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform since 2018. He has more than 75k followers and averages 98 viewers per stream.
The streamer has racked up over 2,900 hours of playing and streaming Epic Games' battle royale on his channel. He has also played several other first-person shooters like Valorant, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Apex Legends.
In a 722-word long TwitLonger update posted on July 31, Owl stated that he would have to undergo chemotherapy for nine weeks as testicular cancer had spread into his lymph nodes and would require him to undergo surgery to completely remove the cancer:
Owl continued further by saying that the cancer is treatable as 99 out of 100 people survive the medical condition, and his doctors have assured him that he has a 95% chance of being okay:
The Fortnite streamer talked a bit about his mental health and sought advice from individuals who have been in the same place as him. He said:
The TwitLonger update came to an end when Owl stated:
Owl's update attracted thousands of heartfelt messages, with several of them wishing him a speedy recovery:
DIG Mero was not expecting to read this news and offered his help to the Fortnite streamer:
Here are some more Twitter reactions:
At the onset of this month, the streaming and gaming community lost Minecraft legend Alex "Technoblade" to cancer, and the community members continue to feel the aftershocks of the content creator's untimely passing away.
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