YouTuber Brandon Buckingham shared his hard but honest health update with his fans. Months after a life-threatening illness sent him to the ICU, Buckingham says he is alive and recovering, but his heart has not healed yet. Last year, he suffered multiple organ failure after complications from tuberculosis. He was rushed to the hospital and stayed there for weeks.
In a new video posted on Thursday, January 29, Brandon Buckingham explained what has improved and what has not. His liver, kidneys, and pancreas are now fully recovered. His lungs, however, have permanent damage. Most worryingly, his heart is still in failure, and doctors cannot say when or if it will fully improve. Brandon Buckingham had been offline for months. Now, he says he wanted to speak directly to fans and explain the truth about his health, his recovery, and the long road ahead.
Brandon Buckingham explains recovery, heart failure, and life after ICU in new video
Back in November 2025, Buckingham shared a frightening update on X. He wrote, “In the ICU, my heart is failing, my lungs are failing, my liver and kidneys are failing. Things are not looking good my friends. I love you guys.” Soon after, he launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe to help cover medical costs.
On his GoFundMe page, Brandon Buckingham recently wrote, “I am still alive! I have been out of the hospital and recovering… the unfortunate reality is that my heart is still failing and there is no way to tell when it will improve.” He shared that his medical bills reached about $450,000. He also thanked supporters, saying, “Thank you all for praying for me and donating to this gofundme.”
The fundraiser set a goal of $75,000 but has raised over $330,000 so far. Donations came from many people, including MrBeast, Europa.com, Isaiah Nichols, and JiDion Adams, which Buckingham thanked in his video.
In the same video, Brandon Buckingham spoke about the physical and mental toll. He said he lost a lot of weight, felt very weak, and even lost parts of his memory. “Some of my update videos were completely incoherent,” he explained. That is why he stopped posting and focused only on healing.
There has been progress. Buckingham shared, “I’m pleased to say that I’m now able to pick up my daughter and carry her for multiple minutes.” He also said he is no longer vomiting regularly for the first time since July 2025. Still, doctors say he will need three heart medicines for the rest of his life.
Looking back, Brandon Buckingham said, “I truly feel like I’ve aged 10 years in the past 3 months.” He also opened up about his brother Kyle, who died in 2019, and said surviving this ordeal made him value life even more. For now, he plans to rest at home and upload older, pre-recorded videos while he continues to recover.
