UTICA, MI – He’s been educating individuals about reptiles and serving to them stand up near them for a lot of years. His latest video, nevertheless, will possible be the final time his hundreds of thousands of followers see him. Michigan’s “Snake Guy” has simply posted a tearful goodbye after ending his battle with inoperable pancreatic most cancers.
Brian Barczyk, who has greater than 5 million YouTube subscribers, is the proprietor of The Reptarium in Utica in Metro Detroit. You might have additionally seen him on the Discovery Channel or in one in all his many YouTube movies with big pythons, lizards, geckos or different reptiles. His latest video is just known as, “This is Goodbye.”
Barczyk says he was recognized with most cancers early final 12 months, simply has he and his companions have been set to interrupt floor on their expanded facility, Legasea Aquarium, which might be situated proper throughout the road from The Reptarium on Van Dyle Avenue. He has been posting movies of his most cancers struggle ever since.
“This last year has been difficult with my cancer and with the ups and downs of treatment and feeling sick,” Barczyk stated in his goodbye video. “I truly believe that we could beat this and even in the face of doing all this, I hope I inspired you guys.”
Barczyk says he’s happy with the upcoming opening of the Legasea Aquarium and was combating as exhausting as he might to be there when it opened.
“Listen, I wanted to be there and greet you guys at the open and that’s all I dreamt of. Unfortunately, I gotta tell you, that is not going to happen,” Barczyk added in his goodbye video. “I’m not going to be there to see the open. I’m not even going to be there to see it done.”
Barczyk says he went into hospice on Saturday, in the future after posting his goodbye video on January fifth.
“Tomorrow, I go into hospice, which means I don’t have long to go after that. But don’t worry about me. I’ve got Jesus in my heart. And when I’m gone, I’m going to spend eternity in heaven to be able to look down on the legacy and I’m going to be able to look down on my family and everyone who I love. I’m the lucky one.”
Barczyk’s legacy will proceed on perpetually when the Legasea Aquarium opens. The facility, in accordance with Macomb County officers, is 30,000 sq. toes, 25,000 greater than The Reptarium. It might be situated at 45550 Van Dyke Ave. No official opening date has been introduced but.
Barczyk says each the ache and illness he’s handled whereas combating most cancers has been “incredible and everything about it was bad.” He says he’s a tricky person and says he doesn’t understand how different individuals get via it due to how exhausting it’s.
“My battle is over and in the next few days, I’ll be free of pain. I always said that when my pain ends, a lot of other people’s pain begins because they will start missing me. I pray that you guys will continue to watch the Vlog and continue to follow along because nothing is going to change. Our messages will be the same. The difference is, you’re not going to see me.”
