Twitch is a platform where anyone can stream themselves doing a variety of activities, talk to their viewers and ask for donations.

Sometimes, the community gets really toxic, and sometimes they pull together in really heartwarming ways to help those in need.

Take a streamer who goes by the handle zylTV. He's a kid that recently started streaming himself playing the game Fortnite on Twitch. He's not just looking for some extra pocket money though, he's streaming for his dad.

zylTV says his father has stage 4 rectal cancer, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. Unfortunately for them, the family is running out of money, so he decided he'd do what he could to bring in some funds, by livestreaming on Twitch.

The platform technically has rules mandating streamers bne at least 13 years old. It's unclear how old zylTV is but it might be one instance where Twitch is willing to look the other way. In any case, he's been putting in gruelling 10-hour shift playing Fortnite to raise contributions from strangers.

Bro im so handsome like look.... pic.twitter.com/qwiMSIArg4 — zyl (@zylTV_) July 5, 2019

And his work has paid off to some degree, as his story recently went viral across Reddit, with a number of gamers pledging their donations to his dad's cancer treatment. In an explanation on Twitch, zylTV said that his father had originally been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer last September, but it spread to his lungs and liver over time.

"His cancer spread to his lungs and liver which brought him to stage 4 cancer. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy," zylTV wrote in Twitch chat. "These are the circumstances that the doctors gave him: No chemo one-year death, three years chemo 20% live. Please donate anything you possibly can. All money will go towards funding his medication. Much love from me and all of my family members."

zylTV and his father on stream - Twitch

His family also seems to be incredibly proud of his efforts, with his father even appearing in one of his streams. His dad explained that he's been left incredibly weak and is bed-bound most days, struggling to even walk.

You can catch zylTV on Twitter and Twitch here, if you feel like donating to help a good cause.