Jose Toledo, the streamer from Twitch better known as ‘Tole’, died yesterday from gastric cancer. After a tough battle that undermined his health in recent months, the 32-year-old Valencian lost his life last night. Tole suffered from an incurable gastric disease that he made public more than a year ago on his social networks.
Gemita, Twitch streamer and friend of Tole, communicated the news by Twitter asking for privacy for the family.
Tole left us last night and his family has asked me to let you know, they are very grateful for all the love you have given him during all this time and they want you to know that he loved you very much.
Gemita (Twitter)
The content creator had made some FIFA 23 broadcasts, although last Friday he told his fans that he had been admitted to the hospital. Tole mentioned that his intestines were not working and that he was in severe pain, although he was optimistic.
Tole found out he had cancer during the pandemic
Joseph Toledo discovered his illness a year before making it publicwhen he was still playing football. In mid-2020, the Valencian tired easily and began to vomit blood. In the beginning, the streamer he thought about not telling his familyHowever, he had to do it on the recommendation of his doctors.
It was in June 2021 when he decided to make it public to his thousands of followers. Tole said that while doctors had given him little hope of life, I would take advantage of until the last minute. The content creator broadcasted on Twitch and was very active on Twitter, where he also communicated the progress of his illness.
Although Tole focused on talking about sports, since they were his passion, streams on Twitch were varied and included matches from fortnite either GTA V. In previous years, José served as Requena’s goalkeeper and stated that he once played in the Tercera División.
After his death was announced, dozens of content creators and thousands of fans gave their condolences and shows of support on Twitter and other social networks. Tole was a great fan of Fernando “El Niño” Torres, who in February I send him an emotional video message on Twitter