TikTok star Randy González dies at 35 of stage four colon cancer
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TikTok star Randy González dies at 35 of stage four colon cancer… nine months after disclosing diagnosis
- His death comes after a tough battle with stage 4 colon cancer, which he revealed to his more than 15.4 million TikTok followers in April.
- He was given just two or three years to live in 2021, but was told that chemotherapy could extend his life for another five years.
- The father of three rose to internet fame by creating hilarious videos with his six-year-old son, Brice, who stars on NBC’s Lopez vs. Lopez as Chance
Randy Gonzalez, the father of popular TikTok stars Enkyboys, tragically passed away at the age of 35, in a hospice setting, on Wednesday morning.
His death occurs after a hard-fought battle with stage 4 colon cancer, which he revealed to his more than 15.4 million TikTok followers in April, six months after his diagnosis.
At the time, the father-of-three told fans he was given two to three years to live and advised that undergoing chemotherapy could extend his life by five more years.
Rest In Peace: Randy Gonzalez, the father of popular TikTok stars Enkyboys, tragically passed away at the age of 35, in a hospice setting, Wednesday morning.
In early December, she told her TikTok followers in her penultimate video that things were “going great, except her current chemo plan” wasn’t working.
“I feel good,” he told viewers as he stood with his wife and six-year-old son, Brice. “I’m happy we’re back in Texas with the family.”
In the pictures, he admitted they hadn’t been posting because he felt “sick all the time.”
Doting Dad: His death comes after a tough battle with stage 4 colon cancer, which he revealed to his more than 15.4 million TikTok followers in April, six months after his diagnosis.
Following her devastating diagnosis, González wrote on social media that she was trying to stay “strong for the family” and used her platform to spread awareness about colon cancer.
Despite trying to stay positive during the tragedy, he said, at times, it felt like he and his family were “going through the motions” and just trying to get through his cancer diagnosis “day by day.”
In other videos, he said that after doctors gave him “five years to live,” he “is still looking for better days.”
Optimistic: In other videos, he said after doctors gave him ‘five years to live’, ‘he’s still looking for better days’
In November, González said that going through the treatment had been “horrible” and that he “barely started moving again.”
‘Cancer sucks. It takes the life out of you and makes you feel like you have nothing to live for, but you really do… You have to be strong to fight cancer and beat it,” he said.
The influencer continued: “I want to be a testimonial to this in another year or so when I’m still alive.”
Struggling: In early December, she told her TikTok followers in her penultimate video that things were “going great, except her current chemo plan wasn’t working.”
After learning that her chemotherapy insurance was not accepted at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston, her fans stepped in to raise $212,000 in donations to cover her treatment through GoFundMe.
González was very supportive of his son getting a role in Lopez vs. Lopez as Chance, which premiered on November 4.
Randy and his son rose to fame creating hilarious lip-syncing content on TikTok, even appearing on an episode of Good Morning America together in 2019.
He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Gonzalez, son Brice, and daughters Lauran and Aubree.