Cerebral Paul’s 25 Hour Charity Stream For Extra Life on November 2nd, 2024
What is Extra Life?
Extra Life is a fundraising program of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The Extra Life community raises money year-round to Change Kids’ Health, Change the Future. Donations go to local member hospitals to fund critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services, innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment, and child life services.

Why Is This Important to Cerebral Paul?
Being born with Cerebral Palsy meant I spent a lot of time in hospitals growing up, having around 13 surgical procedures by the time I was 12. When I was in the 5th grade, I went in for an operation to correct hip dysplasia (my leg had popped out of the hip socket). I underwent an operation during Halloween and spent six weeks in a cast. That cast went from my abdomen to my foot on the left side and to just above the knee on my right. I would not return home until after the New Year.
What this meant was that I spent three major holidays, and my birthday, away from my family. The hospital I stayed at was about two hours away from where I lived so if I was lucky I would see my parents on the weekend for a few hours.
Not all the other children on the ward were that lucky. Even surrounded by other children, all there for various reasons, it was easy to feel scared and lonely.

My hope is that through research fewer young people will need to go through what I did and through other services their stays can be as stress-free as possible.
What I’m Doing And When
On Saturday, November 2nd starting at 12 noon EST I will stream on my Twitch channel. I will stream for 25 hours non-stop. Why 25 you ask? Well, this is the weekend the US sets its clocks back an hour and I’m a glutton for punishment (for a good cause).
During that time I will be playing a variety of single-player and multiplayer games, including:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Campaign and MP with viewers, friends)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Fortnite
- Party Animals
- Jackbox
- … more
How Can You Help?
There’s the obvious answer “donate, donate, donate!”.
More than that please share out my stream link and hype it up, you can also point folks directly to my Extra Life page and they can donate from there.
The other way you can help is to come hang out in the stream and keep me company. Help me stay awake and play games with me when I’m playing multiplayer games.