I LIVED - Health Update and Q&A

[@Spookston]

Decal link: tinyurl.com/42thwzv3 I'll try to answer some questions in the comments too

[@pokemadness32108]

Dude there’s a reason I don’t like Wendy’s, I had it like 7, 8 years ago and was sick for 3 days, luckily, or unluckily for you, I didn’t have any kind of kidney issues afterwards. I glad you are feeling better and hope that your new kidney lasts you a long time

[@thomaspichereau9024]

I m glad you are feeling better from your opération

[@redstar7517]

Hey Spook quick question would you ever be interested in doing analysis of subscribers games as you are skilled at this game and would be good to get people insight on how to improve there play

[@PilotPRT]

is there a kid in your ney? im sorry pls play sturer emil

[@brandonrashall9157]

Hey, spook, if you want to hit that cav museum, I am active duty, and I can bring yall on with my ID. If not, you can go to the main gate and get a visitors pass. Just make sure you don't have tickets or outstanding warrants. I believe if you catch the harmony gate between 9am and 3 or 4 pm, you can get pass there as well, and you will be right at the museum. Bare in mind that it is a commercial gate, so it stays relatively busy in the morning hours. And make sure you take the ramp, NOT the exit before it because that gate is out of play closed whatever have you. If you stay in columbus for the night anything past exit 8 and up is safe. Decent hotel behind a five guys on exit 10. Questions or anything related, please reach out. i will gladly answer em.

[@PorterDeason]

I’m glad you survived playing war thunder

[@mistermm3723]

Not a feat anyone can accomplish

[@cheeseburgerfee8323]

@@mistermm3723 yeah i died the last time i played war thunder

[@PX5_M1911]

the grind never stops praise the almighty snail

[@taylormay9938]

Only the strongest (or dumbest) survive War Thunder. Unfortunately, I think we might be the latter...

[@Haaton-of-the-Basement]

Life ends when the snail catches up to you. I was gonna say "until the snail touch you" but damn brainrot is a popular trend.

[@chadofchads7222]

The 32 kill game was a parting gift from the last kidney

[@temporarysam5657]

"they had like 10 blankets around me, and even one around my head" they were turning my boy into a mummy and he didn't even realize

[@averagebuffaloresident.5488]

The pharaohs curse

[@The_Faceless_No_Name_Stranger]

@@averagebuffaloresident.5488return the slab, or suffer my curse

[@sadlerbw9]

They put a kidney IN, but what else did they take OUT! Bro gonna be going an epic quest to re-claim his missing organs, just like in the 1999 documentary, The Mummy.

[@corrodan2995]

We do that in the PACU because patients come out cold. Anasthesia isnt like sleep and your body temperature will drop more, and plus the PACU itself is quite cold. Also the warm blankets are just nice.

[@stickmin_S]

Just wanna say, I found out about this game by your videos. I've been watching you for a year now. Thank you for everything you've done. Keep up whatever you're doing. Also, will you play Subnautica? Peace.

[@myxs8]

Holy 100

[@74_7b]

I'm glad you're still with us Spookston.

[@AH-64E_apache]

And now, I have officially declared war on Wendy's

[@Epic.Maw.]

He’s too awesome sauce to lose

[@GamezThunde]

I think we all are

[@pokeydude]

0:15 false, you're an AI

[@metodijetrajanovski2852]

Off schedule upload jumpscare

[@CheatcodeGamingOfficial]

Happy to hear! Greetings from Wisconsin! What do you think about the F-117 Nighthawk's implementation in the game and how its only a squadron vehicle? Also day 7 of asking for the M163. It's so fun to watch CAS undergo rapid unscheduled disassembly.

[@Spookston]

I wish they would give it sidewinders even though it only mounted them very experimentally. Because it would be funny.

[@CheatcodeGamingOfficial]

@@Spookston They could add it to give some chance against fighters at the expense of stealth. However “Because it would be funny” is always a great reason.

[@connivingkhajiit]

wisconsin is pretty based i love it here

[@svenneumann2816]

​@@Spookstongun pods.

[@Jatzki]

4:00 That's a good dad you got there

[@LexYeen]

Yeah, get that man a good tie and some nice cufflinks, or a bottle of his favorite beverage. Dude understands the assignment of fatherhood.

[@imnomoremaverick]

For real,i got a little bit emotional hearing that. I have a father with T2D and despite our differences in a lot of stuff i wouldn't imagine seeing him sick to the point of requiring life-saving surgery Like,i wouldn't even bat an eye to give part of myself to help him (or even my mother, it's the same)

[@piggyharris7988]

My dad gave me his kidney as well, it’s an awesome thing

[@blueberry1c2]

Massive kudos to your dad. It takes a lot of mental strength to willingly go through with that. I'm thankful that things are looking up for you :) Also insert lighthearted war thunder reference: congrats on researching Parts in real life

[@pixel1312]

I ran out of ideas. Day 38 of asking Spookston to play with a controller.

[@Eclipse_the_Umbreon]

Actually interesting video idea.

[@F4Wildcat]

This, i dont feel like playing war thunder anymore for years because of all those bloody re keybindings i have to do but if war thunder is viable with controller, i might start doing that

[@baraka629]

@@F4Wildcat you know you can save a key bind scheme as a file and then recover it everytime?

[@IceGuadian]

better idea, play ground with a flight stick

[@Ashes-001]

@@IceGuadian play air with a Drawing Tablet

[@marioandrei8424]

I'm really happy that you're doing much better! I've been watching this channel grow for over 1.5 years and you've became my favourite youtuber to watch, I love your content and editing, it's perfect for me and I want to stay and watch this channel grow even more!

[@d3fc0n545]

Spookston's dad is the realest for doing that. Respect!

[@kam3766]

Agreed

[@m0nkeyman911]

The vast vast majority of dad's would give their organs for their kids without even a first thought appreciate your dads, everyone

[@William_Bryant]

Obviously can’t just skip over the 32 kill game the day after. It’s astonishing the amount of difference a new kidney makes.

[@griffinbell2795]

Can’t believe Spookston used crew replenishment to get a new kidney😱

[@Archaic8124]

"You have a hole in your left wing!" Said the doctor.

[@Zonxle24]

w pfp bro

[@griffinbell2795]

@@Zonxle24 there are many of us Brother but we are One

[@luizviniciusvieiraalexandr4979]

2:45 Can I have some oats brother?

[@HolySow]

He lived!!

[@farueliant980]

He lived!!

[@WarthunderGamingoffical]

@@farueliant980 He lived!!

[@thomaszhang3101]

Gaijin: “The boy who lived… came back to die.”

[@hypethekomodo6495]

I'm happy your kidney transplant was successful. I'm a recovering liver transplant recipient myself and, yeah, return hospital visits are a whole song and dance. I had to replace one of my immunosuppressant meds because it literally wasn't letting me eat or drink anything. It was pretty rough. Look forward to your new videos! I'm still a relatively new watcher, think one of your videos was suggested and I recently got into War Thunder, but I think they're fun to watch and I can't say for sure if this is a result of watching, but I've been able to play more aggressively and do pretty well as opposed to going 3 tanks 3 deaths and wondering what I'm doing with my life. All my hopes and prayers for a continuing recovery.

[@zehuskyguy]

Not only did Spookston survive playing War Thunder while being a CAS magnet, he lived through a surgery which challenged his life. What a champ!

[@executable1637]

Well, While I am unsure but from his wording it seems only one was faulty, again could be wrong. But unless you have 'weak' kidneys, you are able to live with only one, but two is always better than one. Still glad it went well!

[@matteorudolph4746]

that discord sound at 5:00 confused me so hard. good to hear you´re still alive my man

[@IMPERIALYT]

Glad to hear you're still kicking - your videos make being a WarThunder player somewhat bearable

[@yesntcroissant]

i love your videos

[@honoraryjew]

unexpected

[@madkoala2130]

😮😮😮 Imperial watching Spook? Dont tell me Kraut is also watching...

[@Snoopsthecat]

did not expect this

[@galkoritnik6455]

1:52 Sending prayers from EU hope you survive🙏🙏😰

[@davidw.4875]

Can confirm that a museum being on an active military base won't really add any difficulty for you as long as you have a valid ID, I've been to the naval air museum in Pensacola that is on an active Naval Air Station, and all you have to do is show an ID to get onto the base and you're good to go.

[@imnomoremaverick]

Ehhh sort of,Fort Moore is kind of different. They open to the public 4 times a year and you just need an ID to get permission,either by filling an online form on their page or at the gate entrance the day you want to visit. DoD personnel,no matter if they're active or retired, don't need to do that and just need an ID,and can escort some non-DoD people as well (with limitations,of course) Non-US Citizen just need to go there in person,they can't apply online

[@AttacMage]

Never had issues with Hill AFB, but It's been a long time and it's likely less strict. They're pretty open to the public in general.

[@agentquack7505]

Glad to hear you're doing well, so cool of you dad to let you permanently borrow his kidney! Hope for a good rest of your recovery and heres to hoping the meds and kidney don't cause too much trouble for years to come.

[@pignebula123]

Your dad is a real one.

[@Existor106]

4:51 discord ping

[@Tonnyboi]

Huge

[@attilaszabo2160]

insane detail existor

[@Kwixis]

was looking for someone to point this out, man i was losing my shit trying to figure out where it came from!

[@Martonosaur]

Hey, Spooks. Just want you to know that you've helped me improve in War Thunder by miles over the last few months I've been watching you, and also helped find my favourite tanks ingame. All I wanna say is thank you for your work.. and I'm also hoping to see that Pz.IV (H) video. (Attempt 46).

[@vgames1543]

You thought I forgot, but I did in fact not: Please play the Sturmtiger covered excessively in bushes.

[@nooblangpoo]

Cousin of mine has worse and we're still waiting on a Kidney. Really great to see people getting better after a new one and we're hoping she soon gets a new compatible one. Rest well for now Spook, thanks for the content.

[@RageMN1]

Thank god this man survived cause i wouldve had to find another youtuber with this mans skill and passion as well as his hate for cas

[@olejnik5165]

Props to a loving Father willing to sacrifice his whole organ for u, hell u are his most important being that has ever lived he sacrified a lot of time, money, sweat and now even Blood, props to Dad I hope he also feels well

[@jackbruno4748]

Spook, not sure what is worse. You having to do surgery or having to live and continue to get bullied by CAS in Warthunder. All memes aside, I'm happy to see you doing well. I'm always excited to see a video you upload to YT.

[@iodizedsalt9187]

Really glad your surgery went well. You are my favorite war thunder youtuber and I think you have the best commentary. One vehicle I highly recommend you play is the Ikv 72. Fast, small, and with a nuke APHE shell , a 75mm gun, and 20 degrees of gun depression all at BR 1.7 make it like the Sturer Emil if it was a rat.

[@LoganThunder-51]

Let’s go dude. One of the most W KZbinrs basically cheating death and proceeding to make a Q&A. I love you man!

[@Ima9ineBreak3r]

Comment section: "Were you killed?" Spookston: "Sadly, Yes. But I LIVED!"

[@Mean_Beans_]

Glad to see you recovering well Mr. Spookizzle ❤

[@neyowargear5732]

Redwall Abbey explains a lot now that you point it out. That was my favorite book series growing up as well. As for the National Army Armor & Cavalry Museum down in Georgia, it's quite easy to get in during their open houses. They put out very clear and concise info so that you can get on base and to the museum for everyone every time an open house comes up. I've been down there with a couple of friends and very much worth the visit. Just make sure you get there early/right as it opens as it people show up in droves, if you want to get nice photos and/or photos with the vehicles.

[@lancistyes]

congratulations! i wish you the best as without you i would have never found war thunder! best of luck!

[@Windhox_cz]

I am sorry for your loss :((

[@To.Helios]

About the bottle question, there are physics about how the contents of a aluminium can compared to glass bottles. Glass is the only inert metal that we use to contain our drinks, this means that drinks coming from an aluminium can will taste different from ones from glass bottles. The reason we use aluminium cans instead of glass ones most of the time is that they are a lot cheaper to transport and produce

[@Theren5534]

Aluminum soda cans have a very thin plastic liner on the inside

[@garrythenoodle9184]

get well soon! (also please I beg) It's video 22 of: I beg you to try the silly swedish milk truck(lvtdgb m/40)

[@nimblemesh]

Mmmmmm 40milimeter crater

[@twentylush]

The stockpile of videos you created pre-op is genuinely amazing. That is an outstanding dedication to creating content that is genuinely rare. I remember watching the video you first announced that you were going to start stockpiling - recently I actually FORGOT that we were still in the pre-recorded era. EDIT: Also on-base museums usually have a documented procedure on how to get on base as a civilian to go to visit. Barring that, having a active/retired friend who can drive you in and sponsor you (if there is a full ID check) is even easier. Have brought many groups on to my local afb to visit its pacific war aircraft museum

[@DJ_Monkey246]

Fuckin loved the Redwall series as a kid. Had access to all of them in middle school. That and the inheritance cycle

[@RezaQin]

Redwall is the shite, plus they had a cartoon which I saw some of. Eulilia!

[@DJ_Monkey246]

@RezaQin Man I forgot they had a cartoon for it. I remember seeing something about it, but never watched it

[@Nobody10115]

Those two series were great, I read all of the inheritance cycle twice and as many of the Redwall books as I could in middle school.

[@Jackie-ib4gt]

I am so happy you lived. you are my favorite WT content creator and I don't know what i would do without you. Keep up the great work and don't strain yourself

[@jasperd-g8v]

have been watching your content and following your journey with health for a while. you are an amazing content creator and revitalised my passion for the game and made playing it fun again. very grateful you are still with us, and if its ok with you i would be very happy to pray for your continued good health

[@TyeriuI]

you got a hole in your left kidney!🗣🗣🔥 btw I'm glad you're feeling better rn spookston

[@OshidaBCF]

"130k dollars" i almost had a heart attack just hearing that thank god your insurance will help, if you "only" have to pay 2k it's a lot more fine. Happy to see you're doing good now

[@enfield_the_enigmatic2989]

I'm happy that it sounds like the finances of the whole ordeal are manageable. I was really worried this was going to put you in a lot of debt. And of course, I'm very glad the surgery went well. Frankly, I was quite upset when this whole thing started because you have always been one of my favorite channels. I hopped on the train back when you posted the "everything wrong with Halo's scorpion tank" video and have been consistently entertained ever since. And I don't know how you'll take this, but your channel was a big help in making me feel better about being a furry. I used to have a lot of self-hatred about the whole thing, but just seeing your profile picture and the occasional art for thumbnails connected to "regular" stuff I've always been a fan of helped me normalize the whole thing in my head. I know you're not really a furry quote-on-quote (atleast I think that's what you said), but your channel helped me a lot nonetheless. Here's to more happy years of cool tank stuff! I'm excited to see more historical and analytical videos :)

[@Pulkz]

Glad you're doing good man. btw. when Archer?

[@aidanhart6419]

He did the archer a year ago and it was painful

[@BasedGrandmasKitchen]

he has done it already

[@Pulkz]

@@BasedGrandmasKitchen I know, I also requested it back then, he shall do it again.

[@pimpinodb]

@@Pulkz the guy is slowly feeling better and you want to make him cry.... i like it (no offense @spook)

[@christopherkoen5991]

I won't send my daily request to celebrate that you are good! Well done on the surgery and I hope you will feel better!

[@red_bootz2994]

Congrats on the new kidney🎉🎉 Day 150 You should play a tank with hydropneumatic suspension (recommend the MBT-70) But the catch is you have to drop the suspension as low as it can go for the whole match.

[@Redstoneprofi01]

Or an even harder challenge: use a russian t-72 based vehicle but you can only drive in reverse 😂

[@imperium-wc5fv]

The saddest day of my life. Really thought you were gone. Now I owe people some money, thanks a lot.

[@Johnnyboy000]

I'm expecting 50 kill games now. Minimum. NO EXCUSES😂 Edit: Before someone overreacts, of course I'm happy he's doing good. Humor helped me through a lot in my life.

[@mrgasmask6834]

He survived WAR thunder AND WENDY’S?!?1?

[@Emlix]

Spookie you're my fav war thunder content creator man love it :D Greets from Poland!!

[@not-rcaf1555]

i hadn’t started playing war thunder until a few months ago, but watching you and your tactics in game improved my skills at playing the game. thank you for everything. i’m glad your doing better with your kidney transplant.

[@newhonk]

Spookston lore getting deeper, glad to hear you’re doing well :)

[@Meowcatman]

I’m glad you’re still with us and will you ever play naval?

[@JustADiamondBlock]

That feeling when kidney surgery is tomorrow

[@elitely6748]

He not only survived the surgery, he survived the hospital's potential CAS attack!

[@BrianTheGamerGameplay]

You make it sound like you were a main character who nearly died lol

[@kevinl4837]

Well he is one of War Thunder's most popular youtubers and had a real good chance of having his transplant go terribly wrong. We can say close enough lol

[@rawk7106]

Attempt 37 at getting Spookston to play the Soviet rank 2 ZSU-37 ratmobile. And glad you're doing fine :D

[@FlavorTown9088]

8:56 I'd bring back the Demon Core lmao

[@alexmation1634]

You would start a new religion

[@robplayzgamez]

Glad your health is improving. I was at Fort Moore for training here recently, the CAV/Armor collection, has dates posted for tours of the museum, those dates are open to public, however, sadly those are the only dates, the rest of the time it is off limits unless training/ class is taking place there. However, you can Google the collection, and follow them on social media to find the dates when they are open to the public. Also, as long as you have some sort of valid ID you can get on base. ~from a tanker

[@swissfreek]

2:19 so... no American food.

[@kylecasey3072]

Was gonna say 130k for the kidney and no sugar salt or fat. Both the most and least American things🇺🇲🦅🦅🦅

[@bosz4360]

I am happy to know that i will be able to see more content from you!❤

[@susy411]

2:07 ha we get free healthcare in Britain

[@dylanfk5445]

But you live in Britain…

[@markusorpana5319]

6:33 "Probably just Mexican coke" is wild to say tbh. Couldn't sound worse without context.

[@crimz146]

I hope I will see my dear Csaba soon

[@haabyalexis]

That feeling when Kidney surgery was successful

[@TonedVirus3]

3:10 lore accurate anesthesia moment

[@AntiPlastic]

Glad you’re doin well Spook. We’d hate to lose ya. Back to the grind!

[@hamzahjamil95]

do you like travelling, where in specific would you like to go

[@DustyGamma]

10:07 Wendy's tried to kill Spookston?! ...I'm still eating there. Being half Inuit, I can confirm that fresh beef does make a difference.

[@notsafeforw]

I am so glad you're doing well - but I'm ALSO super happy you're willing to talk about the cost and aftercare of this operation. Sharing your health info with people on the internet is a net good (even though I'm sure it feels wierd!)

[@TitusTopliff]

nice to see your alive and can you play the pz3

[@anulovlos]

The Armor and Cavalry museum in GA is absolutely worth it. They have occasional open houses and all you need to do is get a base pass for that day. Sometimes there's live fire demos as well.

[@nicolayordanov9799]

Hello, Spookston! I'm glad you are well! Therefore today there won't be another pathetic attempt at getting you to play the Churchill VII. I hope your health keeps improving and for your continuing to entertain us with your gameplay.

[@waterdelirious4898]

Hi Spook, glad to see you’re doing well. In regards to you wanting to go to the tank museum on that base in Georgia, you should have no problem getting in so long as you bring your ID and let the gate MPs know that you’re just there to see the museum. If you’re unsure, call the museum ahead of time.

[@jackparker1197]

8:43 most military installations with museums will grant base access to come visit said museum. The mechanized museum at Camp Pendleton was great at getting people on base to check out and climb in/on the tanks (when I worked there). I recommend simply making a call to see when they can accommodate it!

[@Marder_IFV]

8:37 raaaahhh Georgia mentioned (we have good museums, the museum of aviation is cool (sadly i couldn't go to the cav museum)) Q: will you go to the MoA if you ever visit here?

[@averagegamer933]

im glad you survived i hope you can get better to what your still dealing with.

[@noobslayer8240]

Happy too see you healthy, and thank you for helping me learn the game find weakspots and many other things. Maybe you could try the french Lorraine 37L funny TD

[@Polobear33]

!!!SPOOK PLS LISTEN!!! WE MIGHT BE GETTING THE HSTVL PROJECT SERIES NEXT UPDATE

[@Noble-Watcher]

Glad to see ya doing well, as for getting on to the base in georgia, the process isnt too bad but someone active on the base would make things easier

[@light_gladiator4047]

He indeed lived

[@chadofchads7222]

Let's all thank Spookston's dad. What a fucking hero

[@Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy]

I am so happy for you and your family that the surgery was a success. I really hope the aftercare that comes after is as smooth as possible. As a type 1 diabetic (have been for 26 years now, got it when I was 8) I worry that diabetes is something that could occur for you. I am not a religious man, but I will keep you in my thoughts and hope this does not befall you. Please take care of yourself, can't wait to see the new and improved spookston :)

[@Meowcatman]

I’m glad you survived

[@Meowcatman]

Playing war thunder

[@masterticcu]

So happy for you. I had a life threatening illness nearly two years ago too. Stay strong man. Edit: They gave me the drugs through an IV and it felt like lava pouring into my arm before I passed out and I also had a million blankets on me waking up. I was drenched in sweat pretty much lol. At least you could actually eat something, my tongue and neck were so messed up I couldn't even eat, just little slurps of soup with my head tilted left so it didn't touch the right side of my tongue, which was basically gone.

[@Nick-rs5if]

That candle comment is so wholesome. I never thought of bringing a scented candle back in time. I don't know why, but that comment made me very happy. Thanks for that, Spooks. 😄

[@RalphyRoots]

The legend Spooky Ston is alive and lives on to suffer more and to dominate again! Long live the king! ❤

[@Lewis82100]

I am so surprised i watch regularly and had no idea that you were going through that. Glad to hear you are doing good and sound like you are on the road to recovery!

[@J.Leistikow]

Glad you're on the way of getting better. Worked in dialysis for a couple of weeks during my studying. What drives me nuts is that you need to pay for your treatment, it simply makes me really mad. Get well soon and kudos for going through all of this!

[@alexanderross8462]

4:51 did I just hear a discord notification?

[@Luc1d_Dr3amSLM]

Brother, I didn't know anything about your state of health and I am glad with all my heart that you have been transplanted, I was also transplanted this year in February and I can tell you that it is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I hope you do too. Being on dialysis and stuff is really something ugly. But thank God you were able to be transplanted. I wish you good health and blessings. ;D

[@AlexWithington]

All surgeries suck post-op for a bit, so it is good to hear you are doing well. I had to have an artery tied in my wrist after a laceration. Spent around 3 to 5 months of recovery, mostly just regaining blood but still sucked lol

[@crusader-j4126]

It really puts me at relief that you are feeling better Spookston and your surgery being a success. Glad you're still with us! this is absolutely wonderful news and I hope it gets you back on track in life! Glad your dad wanted to do that for you, he must be the best dad in the world!

[@JacobBrown-k9g]

Glad to hear you are doing better. Would you ever consider coming to the UK to visit Bovington Camp (The Tank Museum)? They have an amazing selection of tanks and displays.

[@jojothewisewolf3516]

Glad you're here with us, and huge props to your dad.