On April 30, 2018, Giertz announced via YouTube that she had been diagnosed with a noncancerous brain tumor.[1] After surgery to remove the grade I meningioma on May 30, 2018, she has continued to post humorous and upbeat accounts of her post-surgery progress, including photos of her "potential super-villain scar"[2] and a public address video on her Patreon account.[3] On January 18, 2019, Giertz reported that her tumor had returned.