A player spent years building his gaming PC, but now he has sold everything. Because his wife is seriously ill and he has to take care of their daughter in addition to working.
In a widely noted post on Reddit, a player explained that he has almost completely given up his gaming hobby. 2024 has been really tough for him, as it was discovered that his wife, with whom he has been together for 14 years, is seriously ill with stage 4 appendiceal cancer.
Stage 4 cancer is usually incurable. For comparable
diseases like stage 4 lung carcinoma, the German Cancer Society states that one usually has 12 to 24 months to live with such a disease.
He adds that in addition to his sick wife, he also has to take care of their 5-year-old daughter and continue working. Therefore, there is not much time left for gaming:
Well, 2024 was the worst year of my life. We found out that my partner (38F) had stage 4 cancer, which completely turned our lives upside down, as I am now the primary caregiver for our 5-year-old daughter and still working. Nowadays, I have very little free time, and what I have, of course, I want to spend with my partner.
Player sells gaming PC for family experiences but doesn’t quit gaming for his wife’s sake
This is what he did: In his post, he explains that he dismantled his gaming PC and sold the components. He couldn’t bear to see his setup just sitting there losing value. He kept only the case and the power supply from his PC.
He also sold his OLED monitor since it wasn’t ideal for home office use.
Is he completely quitting gaming? No, because he mentions in his post that his wife suggested he buy a PS5. Then she could watch him play The Last of Us 2. According to him, his wife loves this series.
The remaining money he got from selling his PC, he wants to invest in memories with his family. Due to his wife’s illness, it is uncertain how long the family can still have beautiful moments together:
Then my wonderful partner turned around out of the blue and said, why don’t you buy a PS5 and I’ll watch you play TLOU2 (she loves the series).
I managed to secure a Samsung Neo G7, which works without burn-in risk, and all the other money I earn from selling my PC will go into family experiences and memories, as long as we still can.
In a second addition to his original post, he explains that he has built PCs for years and will return sooner or later: “When things turn for better or worse, I will eventually come back.”
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