webfact Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Popular Pattaya based YouTuber Kev in Thailand passes away File photo A British expat and popular vlogger has died after a 12 month battle with cancer. Kevin Burt, who ran the Kev-in-Thailand YouTube channel died on Tuesday, his family confirmed in a post on Facebook. “To his friends and associates in Thailand, right up to his final days, he always spoke fondly of his time there and I know that he would appreciate it if you could celebrate his life in the manner that you were accustomed to spending time with him when he was with us and in particular at ‘The Hideaway’, in Pattaya”, the post read. Kevin had been vlogging about expat life in Pattaya and Thailand for several years and had built up a sizable following on his YouTube channel. In some of his last vlogs he had spoken about his battle with cancer and had vlogged while he was undergoing treatment in hospital in Pattaya. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-04-09 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimmjam Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 R.I.P Kev, was watching one of your videos the other day. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaitero Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Rip ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kevin612 Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 Rest In Peace, I watched your videos before and learned to use the baht bus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo53 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 R.I.P. Kev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveE13 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 RIP Kev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaputtAlreadyNa Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 RIP Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) Very sad, and after a lot of suffering/ treatment in Thailand too. Edited April 9, 2020 by jacko45k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PolarAttack Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 Quote R.I.P Kev - I watched you for many years. You touched many lives. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I used to watch his vids when I wasn't here in Thailand. R.I.P Kev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 It is said that It's not the years of your life that matters, it's the life in your years that matter the most... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inepto Cracy Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Never knew ye but RIP. Condolences to family and friends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 My sincere condolences to Kev's family. RIP knowing that you touched and help make things understandable, at least for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboldie Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 A sad passing for Someone in the 60's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 He tried to get his cancer treated in Thailand, maybe that cost him his life 1 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Curmudgeon1 Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: He tried to get his cancer treated in Thailand, maybe that cost him his life What a stupid statement. Obviously you know nothing about Thailand healthcare, only to put it down cause it's thai. 14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbear Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Kev in Thailand. I watched several of his videos. RIP. He seemed like a nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 59 minutes ago, Curmudgeon1 said: What a stupid statement. Obviously you know nothing about Thailand healthcare, only to put it down cause it's thai. well he went back eventually to UK for further treatment, why did he do that if the Thai medical care was so good? 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changoverandout Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 26 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: well he went back eventually to UK for further treatment, why did he do that if the Thai medical care was so good? I had a bowel cancer operation here 3 years ago which saved my life. In U.K. I’d have to have been resident for 6 months to get treatment. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wasabi Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: He tried to get his cancer treated in Thailand, maybe that cost him his life He was a kind and generous man. I'm sad to see his life ended this way, but I agree that may have contributed. Getting cancer treatment in Thailand at the hospital he chose may have accelerated the problem. He also didn't have health insurance so he may not have been able to get the best treatment. I have received mostly quality health care in Thailand, but if I had the ability to go back to the USA for something like cancer I would. Edited April 9, 2020 by wasabi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sharecropper Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 I generally don't write about personal <deleted> on Thai Visa, but I think it's appropriate here in case anyone else is worried and facing cancer treatment in Thailand. I'm very sorry to hear this man died. But I have recently had throat cancer successfully treated in Thai hospitals, and had absolutely fantastic treatment and exemplary care by some brilliant medical professionals. My bill for the treatment and post treatment over the past 9 months came to $21,000 in total (to date), with insurance picking up the biopsy and a tracheotomy and me funding the remaining $21K. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffas21 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 thats sad, this is the same kev who thailand rob was helping out a while ago ... i presume ..... R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 41 minutes ago, Changoverandout said: I had a bowel cancer operation here 3 years ago which saved my life. In U.K. I’d have to have been resident for 6 months to get treatment. You're not correct about the 6 months 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post simtemple Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 Met Kev while shopping at Siambury. A genuinely nice person. His videos are his legacy and will remain an invaluable resource for anyone living or planning to live in Pattaya. R. I. P. Kev. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
directstep Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Very sad to hear this ......... RIP Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted April 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2020 4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: He tried to get his cancer treated in Thailand, maybe that cost him his life are you say that the treatment in Thailand contributed to his death ? can you elaborate more ..... thanks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, steven100 said: are you say that the treatment in Thailand contributed to his death ? can you elaborate more ..... thanks He got treatment in Bangkok and Pattaya, cost a lot of money, then after some time the condition got worse and he went back to the UK for more treatment. I wonder whether if he'd gone back to the UK when diagnosed he would still be alive. Probably only close friends and family know his view on that Personally for serious cancer treatment i would go straight back to the UK and not waste time and money in Thailand 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygooner Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Watched many of his interesting vlogs about Pattaya. 14 months ago he was fine and now he's gone. Puts things into perspective. RIP, Kev. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryd Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: well he went back eventually to UK for further treatment, why did he do that if the Thai medical care was so good? He went back because he admitted that he'd never bought health insurance to cover him while in Thailand (and he was a heavy smoker as well). When his money was running out they set up a GoFundMe. Probably didn't get much out of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Kerryd said: He went back because he admitted that he'd never bought health insurance to cover him while in Thailand (and he was a heavy smoker as well). When his money was running out they set up a GoFundMe. Probably didn't get much out of that. are you sure his money was running out? sure about a gofundme page? i never heard of both those things on other threads on the subject 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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