Eric Lamont Robbins Jr.
Father, Husband & Part time streamer
Erobb is amazing. It's funny, but I didn't know that until I
found out he was going to die. That it was going to happen
soon. That it was real. Then I thought about a lot of stuff.
Things I hadn't thought about for a long time. I guess I kind
of took him for granted or something. I mean, he's
just always there. You expect him to always be bugging you
to clean up your room or study harder or have good manners or
try new things to grow up to be a more well-rounded person, and not do anything emoney wouldn't do.
And make you get up early on the weekend to watch
his streams full of unique and inspiring content and all that other stuff that used to make me happy.
I don't feel that way now. Everything's different
since Eric got his diagnosis. Since I realized that one day in the
near future, he might not be around to drive me crazy with his braindead puzzle solving solutions.
Now I feel lucky when he asks me about my day
or what I had for lunch and if I'm being a responsible person.
One day he won't be here to ask me that... Nowadays I feel lucky when I hear
his twitch live notification after I come home from school. I even like to hear him *sniff*-ing-
It means he's still around. Still my one and only favorite streamer.
Eric is also chemistry teacher during his science experiment streams.
I mean, super brainiac annoying. He knows the most random stuff. Like
how at room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.
And water expands as it drops in temperature, and by the time it's frozen it
takes up about 9% more space. He's always dropping the little facts about everything.
He doesn't realize what a geek he is for doing it, he's just really into chemistry.
I think he doesn't understand that not everybody is. He likes to cook
because of chemistry - he mostly makes steaks - even tho his dog Kato always manages
to sneak around him and find his way to steal a piece for himself
I hear that's one of those hilarious stream moments everyone talks about all the time.
Always brings a smile on my face.
The whole time I've been in high school I've always had to
hear what other kids thought of him. I was always his subscriber.
(Sometimes they call him Inmate221 which is a nickname for those orange flip flops
he always wears). Some kids dissed him just to get on my nerves.
I almost had to get moderators involved to put the chatroom in shield mode.
The thing is though, he expects everyone to do their best just like he does,
and not everyone listens, they could all learn a thing or two from him. That's
how he is as a person and how he behaves during his streams. I only just figured out what a good quality that is.
That's what makes him brave in his cancer battle and what made me brave too.
Anyway, I always just wanted to be some regular kid, watch his streams in peace but because of
Eric being slightly autistic It's different than you would think. I realize two things now.
First, I myself am different, because I have autism too, we are very much alike.
And two, he's the right streamer for me.
Eric is into sports aswell.
I mean, he doesn't have a physical disability but you sure
wouldn't want to see him throw a football.
He might be the worst football player in the world, but I don't care
about what the kids at school say anymore. The bottom line is he's a good
person and no one can say he doesn't care about what he does. I know he
cares. He cares after the chat, his love for cooking and playing video games.
I really want to make sure he gets to keep doing what he loves to do
for a long time. For him, for his viewers, and for me and my friends.
It's been a really tough time for him since Eric got cancer...
Not that there's ever a good time for something as awful and as scary as that,
but it was sure a bad time for him. Brittany (his wife) was pregnant with what she calls
a surprise baby (who is now Emmy and she's almost a 4 year old child)
and Eric had an extra job after streaming to try to help pay
all the regular bills. He worked part time at McDonalds. And that was before he got his diagnosis. They don't
have a lot of money but they were doing okay until all the medical bills came.
And Eric is pretty proud - okay, really proud - and doesn't want to take charity.
That's why I'm doing this. Not because I want to make him mad or
upset, but because I want him to have a fighting chance no matter what.
One thing I don't understand is why saving someone's life costs more than a
regular person can pay. And why some doctor's (usually the best ones) don't
take insurance. I think that's wrong. I mean, one of the big reasons why
Eric didn't want to get treatment at all in the first place was because he
didn't want to leave his family behind with a huge debt. That's the thing Eric
- he loves his family more than anything. More than himself. But we want him
around and we want him to try everything he can to stay with us as long as
possible. This surgery is the one chance there is to save his life. And we
can't afford it. And every day that goes by is one less day I'll have with
him. And nobody would want for Emmy to find out what happened to her dad.
We want her to know him for herself.
What a wonderful person we have,
But he is in trouble.
It's Lung Cancer.
He needs an operation. Now!
To help, please send your contribution
to our operation fund
and keep Eric Lamont Robbins Jr. in your prayers!
