André “CommanderKrieger” Krieger (44) is still part of the old guard of German gaming influencers. After a medical emergency on Twitch, he reaches out to his community and warns against repeating his mistakes.
Which streamer is being discussed? André Krieger is a veteran of the German gaming scene and has been publishing Let’s Plays on YouTube as “CommanderKrieger” since 2010, followed later by streams on Twitch. He is particularly associated with the shooter Call of Duty.
Over the years, CommanderKrieger has lost a significant portion of his audience, but he remains a piece of YouTube history for his community and for other content creators like MontanaBlack, making him indispensable in the gaming scene.
Consequently, there was great concern when CommanderKrieger suffered a stroke live on Twitch in the early hours of last Thursday, September 26, 2024. In a new video, he talks about the experience.
MontanaBlack also started with Call of Duty:
Stream recording aids in diagnosis
What happened to CommanderKrieger? The streamer was live on Twitch as usual on the night of September 25 to September 26, 2024. However, around 5 AM, something suddenly went wrong: CommanderKrieger had difficulty reading a message and the username of a viewer, his speech seemed slurred, he said “hair” when he meant “eyes.”
In the chat, some fans quickly recognized that it could be a stroke. Although the streamer himself noticed that something was wrong, he did not want to go to the hospital. He briefly tried to continue playing but then decided to take a nap first.
It wasn’t until the evening that he told his girlfriend about the incident, and the next morning he eventually went to the doctor, showing them the stream recording.
In his video from September 30, 2024, CommanderKrieger describes Thursday as the day that changed his life. You can watch the video here:
Water after 15 years of Cola
What happens now? The incident was a signal for CommanderKrieger to change his life. The streamer says he may have drunk 20 liters of water in the last 15 years, otherwise only Cola or other sugary drinks. He is 2.1 meters tall and weighs 170 kilos – that is supposed to change now.
In the past few days, he has already switched to water, and he also wants to improve his diet and exercise more. All this will happen in close collaboration with a doctor and a nutritionist.
He is currently still in the acute phase of his stroke and is waiting for some test results.
With his video, CommanderKrieger also wants to warn his viewers against making the same mistakes he has made. His message: “Stop lying to yourselves, I have done it myself.”
In the comments, many fans express their support for the content creator and wish him all the best. However, some also write that this has opened their eyes and makes them think about their own habits. It could be that CommanderKrieger’s open processing of his experience will not only change his own life.
This is not the first time a medical emergency has played out live on Twitch. However, as more and more content creators rely on shock factors and deliberately aim to create moments that can go viral as clips, it is sometimes not easy for viewers to discern what is real: MMORPG streamer suffers heart attack live on Twitch, his chat still makes jokes for minutes
