posted to his channel in August 2021<\/a>, Technoblade revealed that he\u2019d been diagnosed with cancer. He says his right arm had begun to hurt in July that year, and he\u2019d initially thought it was due to repetitive strain syndrome. Eventually, he went to a doctor at the beginning of August and was diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that grows in the body\u2019s connective tissues.<\/p>\n\u201cI feel a bit silly talking about this with Minecraft<\/em> in the background, it feels a bit out of place,\u201d says Technoblade in the video. \u201cBut I\u2019m a Minecraft<\/em> YouTuber \u2014 I don\u2019t do a face-cam, which is, I guess, how most people would talk about serious things.\u201d <\/p>\nHe jokes in the video about how his \u201cchemotherapy arc is going to be fantastic for content,\u201d and how, when he was calling people to tell them about the diagnosis, \u201cnobody took the news worse than my health insurance provider \u2014 they\u2019ve been inconsolable for weeks.\u201d <\/p>\n
Messages of support, admiration, and condolences have poured in from the gaming community following Technoblade\u2019s passing, including from members of Dream SMP \u2014 a hugely-popular Minecraft <\/em>server<\/a> that tells collaborative stories with well-known streamers (including Technoblade himself). <\/p>\n\u201cEffortlessly funny. Endlessly talented. Gone too soon,\u201d tweeted YouTuber Ted Nivison<\/a>. <\/p>\n\u201cTechnoblade was someone so many of us looked up to, myself included. Thank you for everything you did for so many. The world won\u2019t be the same without you,\u201d tweeted another streamer, Eret<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n