Ren became seriously ill in 2010 but his condition wasn't diagnosed properly for another 6 years. In the meantime the meds he was given made him worse and he was often confined to his bed for up to 23 hours a day. In 2016 he was correctly diagnosed with Lyme Disease and he had a couple of stem cell transplants which improved his health. However, the years of incorrect treatment have left him with a badly damaged immune system and some brain damage. He is currently receiving specialist medical treatment in Canada which is likely to take at least 6 months

Here is some additional information on Ren's story that I gathered from old newspaper interviews, articles, and Ren's livestreams and posts where he discussed his condition. Ren Erin Gill is a British musician/independent artist; born in Wales on March 29, 1990; he eventually moved to Brighton. Ren pursued a career in music from an early age. In 2009, while studying music performance at Bath Spa University, Ren began to experience health issues and was struggling to attend his lectures. In 2010, he was signed by Sony Records and was working on an album when his health deteriorated to the point where he was unable to continue and subsequently his contract with Sony was dissolved. Ren's illness often kept him in bed for up to 23 hours daily. Ren was initially misdiagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome, which led him to experience psychosis and develop PTSD. It would take seven years before a doctor in Belgium finally correctly diagnosed Ren with autoimmunity, Lyme disease, and resulting damage to the brain, organs, joints, and PTSD. Ren eventually underwent stem cell therapy in the United States, which improved his health, but it has not been a cure. Ren is currently in Calgary, Canada for more treatments, including surgeries, and will have to be there for at least six months (Summer of 2023) undergoing IV and other interventions five days a week. Ren recently underwent wisdom tooth removal and cavitation surgery. In addition, his Canadian doctor discovered that Ren also developed a condition called Mast Cell Activation Disorder (MCAD), which has affected the myelin sheath in his brain, his thyroid, adrenals as well as his bones/joints. Now, Ren is receiving additional treatments for this previously undiagnosed condition. Let's keep supporting Ren as he undergoes his treatments. Check out and subscribe to his channel, if you are a content creator, ask your audience to subscribe to Ren. Listen to some of his earlier work, like and comment on his performances, and let's lift Ren's spirits. If you are a believer, pray for him. Ren is an artist with something to say to the world, and his work is important in these troubling times. Someone has finally created a Wikipedia page for Ren, so there is additional information available. Here is the link to Ren’s GoFundMe page to raise money for his current treatment. Ren has exceeded his initial goal. However, his goal was very conservative and did not reflect the added costs of unforeseen surgical procedures, and treatment for additional health issues such as MCAD. www.gofundme.com/f/ren-get-better-from-lyme-disease-and-autoimmunity

This guy is very talented and his talents are diverse. Check out more of his stuff. You won't be disappointed.

Keep your hands and feet inside the car at all times and your mind open. Welcome to the REN-aissance!

Oh how I love a Ren virgin. And this time there was two! Lots of comments and suggestions already. Welcome aboard the Ren Train. It travels a twisty track and is full of surprises ❤

Nice job guys. Great reaction. The Renegades will be here any minute. We travel in groups. Lol. The Ren rabbit hole has a schedule of events and goes something, like this: Hi Ren, Sick boi, chalk outlines, Hunger, Tale of jenny and Screech (full), I Shot the Sherriff Live, Genesis, Power, How to be Me, Man'sworld live with Sam, Wade in the water live, illest, animal flow. There are a million more but that will get you started. 😂❤❤❤❤

Great reaction. Welcome to Rens beautifully twisted universe. And just wait there is so much more from this guy.... Sit back and enjoy..

Awesome reaction! Glad you found Ren - his entire catalog is a breath of fresh air - multi-genres, multi-talent, many collabs with other amazing artists - you will be surprised and blown away - every time, buckle up!

Great reaction guys - There are so many great Ren tracks and they're all different from each other. You'll get loads of RENegades suggesting songs. To show you a little bit of what Ren can do in one song check out Ren's old band The Big Push "I shot the sherrif-Road to Zion- Hip Hop" You won't be disappointed 😉❤

Yessss! New Ren reactors 😆

"It wasn't a battle for me to win. It's an eternal dance." You choose to be a victim or a STUDENT. All about perspective and managing it.

Welcome to the team! Thanks for taking the time, gents🍻

Also MONEY GAME 1 & 2 best done together...... another day watch..... The Tale of Jenny and Screech & Violets Tale , is a Trilogy .....not too long to watch all together. It's deep af. Best done together. Enjoy 😉

We all fight that part of ourselves. He has left everyone speechless that has reacted to this song

I loved your reaction, I am subscribing so I can watch as you explore just how versatile and engrossing Ren is in all of his work.

Brilliant reaction guys 👍 please delve deeper, he is so diverse. He's also in (or was in) a band called "The Big Push" who are also brilliant. Much love from the UK 🇬🇧♥️

I am so glad that you have chosen to react to this piece of art. Ren is an amazing artist with a very interesting story. My firm belief is Ren does not play, sing, write, produce because he in essence IS art and it all simply oozes out of him He cannot be defined. You would not regret digging further into his story or catalog.

Well done guys! Great reaction. Be sure to follow the advice of others and check out more Ren. Ren always surprises and amazes us. people try to compare Ren to others but Ren is unique and incomparable.

A beautiful moment when you both got it together when he turned for the first time. Oh sheet, put life on hold for a month, the guy don't stop. Start with his older stuff and enjoy the journey.

Loved you reaction! Saw it in your faces, where it went from chaotically confused to silence. Pulls you in & you can't let go.

Just lucked up and clicked on this reaction and so glad I did. I am now subscribed and look forward to exploring your channel. You two are fine young men that appear to have your heads screwed on nicely. We need to support one another as well as the independent artists that are true to self and astound and gift us with positive and helpful messages. PLEASE take a trip down the Ren rabbit hole, you will not be disappointed. ❤

The Hunger has the best Rap cadences and then go down the rest of the catalog imo

With each reaction I watch…it’s like hearing the song again…for the first time. Thanks for feeling this. Welcome to the Ren rabbit hole.

You got him. And now you got me, you lucky lads. An old lady from the south coast of England. React to How to be Me by REN x Chinchella where he reflects on the loss of his best friend to suicide. It’s a good next step for you in terms of his music and thoughts on mental trauma too.

you have sooooo much to check out, the rabbit hole is deep and extremely diverse and colourfull !!!

BRAVO! I have watched 'more than 50 reactions just to see and hear how the reactors respond. You didn't pause the video every minute and you didn't' become an armchair therapist as that's the norm for the reactors. Again - GREAT JOB!

Great reaction! I hope you take the time to really discover Ren.

Can’t believe I’m still watching Ren reactions and I still cry with a smile for the last 2weeks. He broke my walls down. AMAZING

Check out his band The Big Push too I recommend I Shot The Sheriff

Great reaction guys. Ren is something special, a Musician, writer, singer, rapper, actor and a performance artist. A Talented man of amazing ability, the new Bard of Wales or should be.

Great reaction, subbed in anticipation of more Ren. I'm excited to see more of your reactions, you have so much to see!

Haha! Loved it when ren starts singing and you look at each other in unison😂

I have a feeling you guys are going to be fun watching discover Ren! Hint: There will be a lot of “he can do that too?!”

Chalk Outlines Ren featuring Chinchilla Live. * Subscribed. Love your reaction

Bros... Buckle up!!! Ren has more layers than an onion! More Bars than a prison! Think if Eminem, Shakespeare, Bob Marley, and Jimi Hendrix had a Baby... That's Ren!!! Suggest Hunger, Losing it, Chaulk Outlines, Crutch, Life Is Funny, Love Story pt3, Bittersweet Symphony, What you Want and Fire, etc.... (Cannot find a bad track! Very few are the same style/genre!) Of Course... Jenny and Screech Tales (Full version!) Are a Must!!!

Check the Hunger by him and then the Jenny and Screech trilogy full. You'll be blown away. That's a good start.

Welcome to the rabbit hole‼️

Just another 200 videos to go through with Ren and his band The Big Push, you will not be disappointed with any of them. Great reaction especially as you let it play through and then comment.

6:30: My guy on the left wanted to say something, but dude on the right was NOT looking away 🤣 Ren DOES have the ability to grab you by the collarbone and shake until you can’t look away…great reaction.

well done Alex ive watched over 50 reaction to this you are only the second person to notice the intro was all in one breathe

Let’s go on a Ren journey!❤

Welcome to the RENaissance, a home for the lost and broken; enjoy the ride - For Bardcore - check out the 3 part Tale of Jenny & Screech If you want to dive more into the rap side of his catalogue, I'd start with "What You Want" which is a brilliant homage to the Beasties, followed with "Genesis" followed by "Sick Boy" followed by "Illest of Our Time" (this one goes after the previous one so you have some grasp of the meaning) and the trail goes from there For more rock oriented fare follow the breadcrumbs to The Big Push and dive in (I personally suggest Sweet Little Lady, Swan Song, Englishman in New York, and the cherry on top 'I Shot The Sherriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop') Last but not least, don't be afraid to check down the alleys, Ren has built himself a circle of talented musician friends that will surprise you and make you glad you chose to look for hidden treasure (Hint: *Chinchilla, Eden Nash, Sam Tompkins, and so many more) (Also Humble w/ Eden Nash is just pure young punk/rude boy heaven) *Chinchilla: Take 1 part Christina, 1 part Jessie J, 1 part Rhianna, blend well and pour over your own unique style, served ice cold by the baddest bitch in town (See Fingers (Live), Little Girl Gone (the official video is just *fun*) *Gorran: I've fallen in love with his tune If (live version) *Romain: I haven't found one that just ... stabs me in the face and says "LISTEN TO ME ON REPEAT" but all of them are ridiculously good

Sick Boi shows another side of Ren's internal dialog, in straight rap rap form

very insightful reaction guys. You grasped pretty much everything Ren experienced and everything he was trying to share to help others and despite the fact that I have watched this video maybe 50 times I never caught that he does that opening ooooh ooooh singing at the beginning in one breath! You guys rock and I'm gonna subscribe!!!

Love to see your (for me) younger generation "get it" and not be afraid to honestly acknowledge issues that mine wouldn't. Gives me hope for the future, which is encouraging..personally i did not encounter his situation, but the empathy and sympathy i think is a bit lacking in my generation is nice to see..i havent been so excited by a new artist since Pink Floyd and more recently Nightwish

Lovely reaction. Ivthink you would like the full version of the Tales of Jenny and Screech. If you want rap The Hunger. Chalk Outlines for powerful singing. Ren is a force of nature ans his fans are fierce. Thank yoy for reacting to this.

Amazing . 1 take 4 characters back n fourth and brilliant guitarist.

I really liked your reaction I’m very surprised you haven’t done any more Ren. ❤

I noticed on your page you like the beat boxing. Ren also beat boxes in The hunger, and while busking with Sam on earned it, man’s world, fallen. My favorite Ren’s are Power, Crutch, loosing it, and Ocean. Hope you go down the Ren rabbit hole…you won’t be disappointed.

I am a new subscriber!! A huge Ren fan ! Keep going down this Ren rabbit hole ! He does it all...... ! This was a live, one take performance !

How haven’t you guys not done anymore Ren since this???? -The Tales of Jenny and Screech (full) -The Hunger -Illest of Our Time -Sick Boi -The Big Push (his band) I Shot The Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop -How To Be Me w/ Chinchilla -Genesis Literally…all of Ren is an adventure!

Very intelligent analysis and great reaction. Subbed.

Welcome to the REN rabbit hole Enjoy 🇨🇮👊

thank you for reacting to my favourite artist ever, you will be amazed at his talent if you follow the Ren train ❤❤

Great reaction guys.

I haven't heard a bad Ren song from straight rap to bard core...this is a deep rabbit hole

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Great reaction guys. I have a technical question. I am a reactor, and I have been talking to a few other youtubers about doing some reactions together. However, I can't figure out HOW, or what program to do it on. I use OBS Studios, and I have been told that I can't do a LIVE reaction with a guest. Did you guys record this ahead of time or was it a live? What program are you using to bring in the other person? I saw that you kept looking towards your fellow reactor, but you aren't at the same place, right? I just wonder what you are looking at, is it your "partner" on a separate monitor? That would make sense. I'm just trying to figure out how to bring a guest on, and share the screen to react to the same video at the same time. I've searched for youtube tutorials, but I can't find any that show how to accomplish this. I would appreciate your input! Be sure to follow up this with "The Tale of Jenny & Screech" FULL Trilogy, if you haven't already. Cheers, from, The Speak Easy Lounge!

For his story telling try Jenny and Screeches tale (full)masterpiece. For a beautiful blend of voices Chalk Outlines(live) and How to be me (live) and for his rap try Hunger. Believe me thats just the start so much to discover.

Hilarious the second you got it. Both your faces. 😂

Signed on to follow your Ren journey! 😊 Much Love! ❤

THANK YOU GUYS FOR JUST ABSORBING ALL THIS!!!

ok this is one of my fav reactions i love how the mics are a little muted when the video is playing also i like how ya'll watched it with like no pauses cuz all the others pause it every 2 seconds and talk for 7 min straight and it drives me nuts so i like how you guys listen to it and then said your opinions thats what i want with reaction vids cause i also wanna enjoy the music without having it being stopped every 2 sec also the reactions i like are like this i wanna see your face and body movement as the reaction then after the vid speak about what they think about it, I loved this reaction so thanks!

Great reactions. He is deep.

Loved your reaction, love Ren! Subscribed ❤️

Yeah bros really great reaction. Love your insight to mental health. Please keep checking out more REN!

THANKS GUYS great reaction

Y’all need to go down this rabbit hole. He’s a poet, rapper, musician, multi instrumentalist. His old band is the big push, check I shout the sheriff/road to Zion/hip-hop. He’s had multiple collabs. Check out I forgot how to be me, chalk outlines, ocean, humble. Rap songs I would recommend the first song being sick boi, since you like a beatboxing, I would suggest the hunger He also does a rap retake over an EDM beat called Fisher rap retake

Bravo men 👏 loved your reaction. I have never seen yous guys so serious ❤

Did you begin with "SAK PASE"? Suddenly I was back in Mole st Nicholas!

Next one should be Sick Boi by Ren. Then Ren's band called The Big Push. The Big Push I shot the sheriff/ road to zion/ hip-hop covers. You will then see how talented he really is.

Stages of watching Hi Ren: This looks creepy Guitar sounds nice Oh he’s singing Will the whole song be like this? Here’s the beat Ok he’s rapping now This guy is scary Now he seems nice Oh I see what he’s doing This is interesting This is intense The mean guy is a jerk This is INTENSE Make it stop I haven’t blinked or taken a breath in 2 minutes Go Ren! YES! OOO-OO-OO-OO-OO-.. I need some time to be still

When somebody tells me that they're tired and not happy with their life I always say this, you have yet to see your finest hour.

🫶 Great Reaction xx Try Sick Boi next then Chalk Outlines (live) followed by The Hunger and then Genesis 🤗 then you’ll fall into the Rabbit Hole and hope you’ll feel like us😘

Brilliant review guys.

#Ren the man is firrrre! Addicted to him, is music/art.. ALL of it is outstanding 🔥👌💙

Hi there all RENegades...hope you all have a wonderful day filled with all the blessings you need ! REN is the GOAT...best is to get use to it !!!

He is just brilliant.

One take

Ren is amazing...thanks for reacting and sharing

Please do more Ren - you’ve only scratched the surface ❤

Welcome to the REN world of music! One of the most talented a diverse artist I've ever seen. He is beyond "Musician" he is a true "Performance Artist". You definitely need to check out more of his art. He goes from incredible story telling, to incredible singing, to incredible rapping...Makes his own beats and writes his own stuff..... oh yeah, he throws in some beatbox abilities as well! Check out some of his live street performances. They are incredible... For some some Rap / HipHop songs: Sick Boi The Hunger Genesis Illest of Our Time (Came out last month, has 1.3 million views) Animal Flow (Just came out 10 days ago and has 1.2 million views) For incredible story telling you HAVE to check out Look for the the FULL video that has all three three songs. Its about 13 minutes long and its totally worth the listen! It will blow your mind!

Great one guys! Sick Boi would be a good Ren song to do next 😊👍

He has given voice to many.

And what exactly do you tell them to hang around for if they don't care about anything, or anyone. I would get crappy pep talks too. Listing all the things, and people I don't care about as a reason to stay. Then I was told nothing lasts forever, just hang in there. That was 20 years ago. Now I hang around mostly out being a coward.

More! Give us more Ren!!

Guys Thank You For Giving The Vid Time To Play First Before Comment .... Respect .💖

I enjoyed your reaction and sub’d

It's not one breath, because the breath changes direction several times.

Enjoy the Ren rabbit hole..

Welcome to the rabbit hole

The GOAT 🔥🙏🔥

You are late to the party, but welcome to the RENaissance!

One take ren strikes again

Ren saved me. X

THE TALE OF JENNY AND SCREECH FULL VERSION

as Sammy D ( comments below ) stated, Ren contracted Lyme disease, was misdiagnosed as bi-polar, given psychotropic meds that fed his psychosis.......he is still in treatment..... it all started when he was 17 -- he is still in treatment and has a GoFundMe account to help pay medical bills......the pig is a butcher and represents Ren's opinion of mental health care, the discordant guitar and vocals represent his internal chaos, as do the blinking lights.......

Give chalk outlines by Ren x Chinchilla a try.. its nothing short of amazing

Renagadessssss! Mount up

when you have time, please check out a band Ren is in - The Big Push, look for the mashup - I Shot The Sherriff / Road to Zion / Hip Hop, its magnificent, a must watch (p.s your Mic levels are very low)