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TotalBiscuit has cancer. (not really tech news)

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Even if money was an issue for him I thought this is what Obamacare was supposed to solve. I'm 99% sure he has good insurance too so his copay will probably be $25

Yeah he made several comments about how high his bills were DESPITE insurance. You don't seem to be able to get insurance coverage like that over there. Over here I pay 45 euros a year and I'm covered for several thousand euros of hospitalization costs....plus obviously the bills here are way lower to start with.

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Yeah he made several comments about how high his bills were DESPITE insurance. You don't seem to be able to get insurance coverage like that over there. Over here I pay 45 euros a year and I'm covered for several thousand euros of hospitalization costs....plus obviously the bills here are way lower to start with.

Interesting, mine is $1000 then it's all on the insurance company. Companies are amazingly different in America it can be confusing.. oh well, I don't want to start a massive debate in this thread.

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Glad to see that he's staying positive, has good support around him and that he has a good chance, even if not immediately lethal I can tell you that having a chronic disease greatly exacerbates other issues like depression and thus both end up being a lot more difficult to deal with.

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Old.

nope, before he said he may now he actually does 

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Really sad, he's far too young to have been diagnosed with cancer.

People far younger have died of cancer.

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https://twitter.com/Seanza/status/461550373946548226

What Karma? TB apologized. Everyone can get pushed too far and have a fit. This is far too serious to focus on crap like that.

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:( Man I feel extremely bad for him... I can say with confidence that his videos are perhaps the ones that I most enjoy watching on YouTube. I sincerely hope that they can remove the cancer. Hang in there, TB.

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Not colon cancer. Colon cancer is only prevalent in geriatric patients.

If I recall, he did say previously he has a family history of bowel disease.

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If I recall, he did say previously he has a family history of bowel disease.

A combination of family history, environment, diet & bad luck. Hope he gets well soon !

 

He said it's just a small cancer right now and doesn't seem too worried about it, staying positive. Thoughts?

We fear cancerous invasion or metastasis both of which haven't happened yet as far as I can tell. If that remains to be the case the chemo will shrink the tumor and then they'll surgically remove it. So the prognosis is quite favorable. Right now he just needs support.

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Damn. Hope he gets better. Definitely enjoy watching his videos, and I hope he recovers quickly, no one deserves to go through that crap.

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Damn. Hope he gets better. Definitely enjoy watching his videos, and I hope he recovers quickly, no one deserves to go through that crap.

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Hope he makes a full recovery. 

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Wow, that sucks. I hope the doctors will be able to keep it contained.

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He moved to the US several years ago.

Welp, didn't know that

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Oh my god. Fuck! Get well soon!  :(

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This news is terrible, I love TotalBiscuit's stuff. If I was in a position to help with funding I would. It took some balls to come out on the internet like he just did. 

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He moved to the US several years ago.

If it is too expensive he can come back and get it treated on the NHS.

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How awful.  I hope he makes a full and swift recovery.

 

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https://twitter.com/Seanza/status/461550373946548226

What Karma? TB apologized. Everyone can get pushed too far and have a fit. This is far too serious to focus on crap like that.

TB throws a fit at everything. He is a narcissist with paper thin skin and even if you're mad you shouldn't tell someone to get cancer and die (or tell someone to die in general).

I am indifferent about Total Biscuit and I wouldn't wish cancer on my worst enemy, but you have to admit that it is a bit ironic that he has gone around telling people to die, get horrible diseases etc, and then he ends up getting cancer. Again, I don't think he or anyone else deserves it, but it is ironic.

Cancer is very serious, and that's why you shouldn't go around telling people to get it.

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