Nick's Short Story Book VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED

When YouTube Stood Still

This is a pretty sad chapter, so tissues are advised. You're been warned.

Just on September 19th, 2015, Cyndago, a YouTube channel that not only made amazing skits but also worked with Markiplier, released a statement claiming something major had happened. I quote this from Cyndago's post on Facebook.
"Hello everyone. We have some very important and tragic news regarding Cyndago and our future.
It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Daniel was found in his room on the afternoon of September 16th in critical condition after an apparent suicide attempt. He was rushed to the emergency room and transferred to the intensive care unit. Family was notified and flew to Los Angeles to be by his side. Doctors confirmed that he had suffered irreversible brain damage and would not survive.
He was taken off of life support on Friday, September 18th, 2015.
Surrounded by his family, Daniel passed away in peace.
We would like to announce that Cyndago will no longer carry forward. We have no plans to release any further videos, podcasts, or songs. We will release one final vlog addressing the current situation.
If anyone out there experiences suicidal thoughts or is battling anxiety/depression, we urge you, please seek help. You are worth more than you think, and suicide reaps massive effects upon everyone around you - your friends, your family, and everyone's life who you touched. There is always hope. There is always tomorrow.
We would like to thank everyone who stood with us throughout the years. When Cyndago was started in 2012, we never expected to come this far. It's been nothing short of an amazing journey and all of you are loved. You have all changed our lives and we hope that we could make each one of you smile. We're truly sorry that a story that brought so many people happiness had to have such a sad ending. Daniel will live on in our hearts and in the memories of the thousands of people he brought joy to everyday through YouTube. We thank you all. Goodbye.
- Ryan & Matt"
Now, this struck me hard. Not only was the Cyndago crew some of my idols, but also they were friends to the people who followed them. To hear this happened was devastating to me. I actually spent an entire day to mourn the loss of Daniel. This impacted the YouTube gaming community as a whole, for Markiplier released a video explaining what had happened and how he needed some time. If you want to see it, the link is right here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J_cxoZLPyR0
That's also the reason why I haven't and won't be posting for a while. Daniel and Cyndago as a whole was a big part of my life. To hear that one of the members left this world was and still is horrible. Thank you, everyone.