Due to Corona, a boy with leukemia is isolated in the hospital. However, he has been allowed to bring his PC with him. Now he is receiving a lot of praise and encouragement in his situation.
Who is speaking? On Reddit, a young man has published a post. He is from Austin, Texas and is hospitalized with leukemia. He is currently waiting for his stem cell therapy:
Due to Corona, he is currently in quarantine in the hospital and cannot see anyone. Therefore, the hospital made him a suggestion. The user shares:
They said I could bring whatever I wanted because of the long stay and because no visitors are allowed due to the virus. So I asked them about my computer. That was fine. I’m pretty sure they were thinking of a laptop.
DrFreecloud on Reddit, source: Reddit
This is the hardware he’s gaming with in quarantine: In response to a question, the user also posted his hardware specs. And they are impressive:
- Motherboard: MSI Meg Ace 290x
- Processor: I7-9700kf overclocked up to 5.2GHz
- GPU: evga rtx 2080 Super xc ultra
- RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 4x16gb; total 64 GB with 3200MHz
- SSDs: 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVME M2, each with 500GB
- Power Supply/PSU: Thermaltake toughpower grand RGB 850 Watt gold+
- Cooling: Corsair h100i RGB Platinum pro 120mm
- Case: Corsair crystal black RBG Mid Tower Fans:6x
- Monitor: Corsair LL120 RGB Monitor: Asus ROG PG278 G-Sync 2560×1440 165hz
- Keyboard: Razer Huntsman Elite
- Mouse: Razer Viper Ultimate
- Mousepad: Razer Goliathus Extended Chroma
- Headset: Sennheiser Game Zero
What can be seen in the picture? In the picture, one can see into the boy’s hospital room. On the table over the bed, he has set up his mouse, keyboard, and monitor. In the background, on a chair, he has set up his tower PC.
In the Reddit post, the open PC can be seen glowing in bright colors. This is impressive, but nothing compared to a gaming PC that we recently stumbled upon:
Boy has to game in the hospital, much support from outside
This is what users say: Users on Reddit are showing a lot of support for the post starter. There are now 370 comments under the post, and it has received almost 12,000 upvotes.
- Neridque00 says: “A great setup, and I’m sure it will help you through this situation. Three years ago, I was diagnosed with stage 2 lymphoma. 6 months filled with impatient weeks of chemotherapy followed by 20 restless days in quarantine and another 30 days at home after the stem cell transplant. You will make it! (…) The stem cells will really make you feel like new!”
- RagnarFromRust comments: “I almost died from heart disease 5-6 years ago. I could no longer game and lay in bed all day. After the issue was resolved, it took another whole year before I could finally game again. I wish you all the best!”
- Reaver XIX had a similar experience to the thread starter. He writes: “I had a stem cell transplant nearly a year ago. I also brought my gaming PC, and there were many comments from the staff saying they had never seen anything like it. It is definitely a huge help in quarantine. But there will also be moments when you won’t have the energy to game. It’s a tough journey, without wanting to lie to you. But I’ve been healthy since then and feel fantastic. Remember that when you find yourself in my position in a few years and look back.”
Besides the negative effects, the Corona crisis also shows how important gaming is for people at the moment and how users are there for each other in solidarity. Electronic Arts is giving away Anthem on Reddit, so that people stay at home; other games are currently unable to handle the influx of players.
On Reddit, you can occasionally find such strong moments. For example, a boy with social anxiety received strong support on Reddit back then.
