The Twitch streamer and LoL player “NoArmWhatley” suffered a severe fall from the third floor and barely escaped a fatal brain injury. After his coma and several weeks of recovery, he is now in good spirits and ready to dive back into League of Legends.
What happened to the streamer? In August 2024, NoArmWhatley narrowly escaped a fatal injury. While closing a faulty window, he fell from the third floor and hit his head on the ground. However, he was fortunate in his misfortune – had his brainstem suffered more damage, this accident would have been fatal for him.
The streamer was quickly taken to the hospital, operated on, and was in a coma for about two weeks before he finally woke up.
“I woke up and couldn’t see properly because my eyes were full of blood, I couldn’t move or get out of bed,” the streamer reports (via Dexerto).
But when he was discharged from the hospital, he returned to social media with a tier list of his injuries. He was especially looking forward to one game: “I can’t wait to play League of Legends again.”
With League of Legends through recovery
How has the streamer been affected after the accident? The perhaps greatest hurdle between him and League of Legends was the fact that NoArmWhatley had considerable difficulties seeing.
When I got home, I couldn’t immediately play League of Legends because my eyes were too bad. I was too tired and exhausted and I was going through withdrawal from six different drugs. So I played a few other multiplayer games, as well as single-player games that I could play with bad eyesight. But as soon as I got out of the hospital, I couldn’t wait to play League. I was so, so happy.
NoArmWhatley (via Dexerto)
How was he ultimately able to play League of Legends? The blood in his eyes, as mentioned by the streamer, didn’t help his vision either. However, to tackle this problem, he tried all kinds of head movements and reactions. Eventually, the streamer developed a special method, which he explains as follows:
“I blinked my eyes and rolled them up very quickly. That pushes the blood down.”
This way, he achieves clear vision for about 4 to 5 seconds – enough to survive a team fight.
The streamer manages to remain in Master, one of the highest ranks one can achieve in League of Legends – despite actual brain damage and half blindness.
How could LoL improve his hospital stay? During his time in the hospital, he watched (or listened to) Phreak’s patch note summaries on his mother’s phone. The streamer says that this was all he could do since he couldn’t move or get out of bed. That’s why he could only think about League of Legends while lying in the hospital bed.
In the interview with Dexerto, the streamer expresses several times how positively he feels about the game. As someone who has been brought through some of the darkest moments of his life with excitement for League of Legends, that is certainly justified. Those who want to read more about League of Legends on Twitch can learn more here: LoL is the No. 1 game on Twitch, sacrificing competitive integrity to stay that way
