TikTok sensation Epic Gamer Grandma — beloved by tens of millions of followers for her healthful character and real love of gaming — has died.
She was 78.
The streamer, whose actual title was Agnes, died “peacefully” and “surrounded by love” on Monday whereas “holding the hand of her daughter, Pauline,” her grandson, Culsan, introduced to her greater than 850,000 Instagram followers on Tuesday.
“We watched the strongest lady we all know slowly lose her phrases, and now that she’s gone, we’re drowning in all of the issues we by no means acquired the possibility to say again,” he wrote.
Whereas the 78-year-old gamer’s demise has left the household “fully heartbroken,” Culsan mentioned they’re “additionally extremely proud” of the legacy she leaves behind and the lives she touched by means of her platform.
“Grandma confirmed that the web doesn’t solely belong to the younger,” he wrote. “She confirmed that you would be able to be in your seventies and nonetheless discover new communities, new friendships, new methods to specific your self.
“She reminded people who our elders usually are not invisible, that they’ve tales, humor, opinions, and a lot love left to provide.”
Culsan first started updating followers about his grandmother’s situation in October, explaining her absence from latest movies.
On Oct. 16, he mentioned Agnes’ persistent obstructive pulmonary illness (COPD) had “worsened considerably” and that she had been taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Two days later, he confirmed she had suffered a significant stroke and would endure in depth remedy and testing.
Weeks afterward, on Nov. 6, he shared one other tough replace on her restoration.
“Her thoughts and speech stay critically impaired. Most sentences are both fully illegible or just don’t make sense,” Culsan wrote.
“Her bones are in agony, and it’s completely heartbreaking to witness. My mum and I needed to take frequent breaks to cry and course of every part so we might be robust for grandma when she wanted us most.”
As her well being continued to say no, Culsan persistently expressed gratitude for the supportive messages despatched by followers.
“Each my mum and I’ve cried too many occasions to depend at a few of your feedback,” he wrote. “It means extra to us than you possibly can probably think about.”
As a streamer, Agnes amassed greater than 2.4 million followers on TikTok and a further 117,000 subscribers on YouTube, with a mixed social media viewers within the tens of millions.
Through the years, her movies featured her taking part in video games comparable to “Skyrim,” “Minecraft,” and “Phasmophobia.”
Culsan mentioned that regardless of months “filled with ache, worry, and uncertainty,” she by no means stopped being herself, displaying “the identical kindness, the identical wittiness, and the identical quiet power.”
“Thanks for giving her a second household on-line,” he wrote. “Thanks for making her really feel seen, valued, and celebrated in a world that usually forgets folks her age.
“She mattered to us, to you, and to so many greater than she ever realized.”
