YouTuber fulfills girlfriend's wish after waking up to horrific news when they both fell ill from eating oysters

A YouTuber who woke up from a coma to nan devastating news his woman died from nutrient poisoning has promised to fulfill her dying wish.

Billy LeBlanc, 44, and his girlfriend, Natalie Clark, 41, were infected with Vibrio Vulnificus aft eating earthy oysters successful July.

The father-of-three said he almost died from nan bacterial infection, and erstwhile he woke up from nan coma he was told Natalie didn't make it.

'We ate oysters and we some felt sick for a mates days and past I woke up and she was gone,' he said. 

While recovering from nan near-death poisoning and Natalie's death, Billy posted a video revealing her past wish was for him to person his ain podcast.

'One of nan things that Natalie ever wanted maine to do... was to do a podcast,' he told his YouTube subscribers.

He explained Natalie had been convincing him to do it for months earlier she died and they planned to do it together.

Billy publication retired respective questions she was going to inquire him successful nan first podcast, including 'what made you attracted to me?'

'Of people she would put this astatine nan apical of her questions - and she knows nan answer, she conscionable wanted maine to opportunity it,' he said.

'We were very similar, we thought nan aforesaid things were funny, we were some into things for illustration nan news and sports and we just... I thought she was smart and funny.'

Billy answered different questions, including his favourite number being four, arsenic it was NFL fable Brett Farvre's number, and that nan domiciled he enjoyed playing nan astir successful his YouTube profession was Santa during a vacation special.

He said he would proceed to do podcasts, but felt they would beryllium amended pinch 2 group truthful they could play disconnected each other, and truthful would look for a co-host. 

Billy earlier posted respective videos and photos to Instagram and YouTube successful Natalie's memory.

'I will ever retrieve really we sewage mislaid everyplace together. I will ever emotion her and miss her,' he said in connected station alongside pictures of them traveling.

'Be safe and clasp your loved ones tight, you ne'er cognize erstwhile it’ll beryllium nan past clip you spot them.'

The heartbroken contented creator said he had a vague representation of what happened arsenic he spent 12 days successful nan hospital, 8 of those successful nan intensive attraction unit. 

'I don't cognize what to say. I'm trying to fig my life retired now, and what's adjacent for me, truthful convey you for each your emotion and support to everyone who gave that,' he added. 

Billy became celebrated aft sharing videos of his family connected nan relationship Bratayleys, wherever he was joined by his ex-wife Katie LeBlanc and their 3 children Annie, Hayley and Caleb. 

Natalie has a boy of her own, Julian Clark, 17 - an aspiring character pinch his ain YouTube channel. 

The precocious mother posted pictures of her and Julian enjoying Mother's Day together connected May 13. 

'Thank you boy for nan champion day ever! You are nan champion point that ever happened to me,' she wrote.

'We had nan champion talks to-and-fro and successful between. I cannot hold to witnesser his future.'

Billy's mother, Yvette Berthelot LeBlanc paid tribute to her son's woman successful a caller Facebook post. 

'Natalie mislaid her life and Billy was very adjacent to decease successful nan ICU for 8 days. Please continue to believe for Natalie’s boy Julian for her family and for Billy, some for his wellness and his heart,' she wrote. 

The CDC estimated 65 percent of 80,000 vibrio cases reported each twelvemonth were contracted from eating contaminated food. 

Around 1 successful 5 group died from nan infection, 'sometimes  within a time aliases 2 of becoming ill,' it said. 

This isn't Billy's first clip dealing pinch unexpected calamity arsenic his boy Caleb, whom he shares pinch his ex-wife, died successful 2015 astatine 13 from abrupt cardiac arrest.

Katie's family has a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and contempt taking their 3 children for regular screenings, Caleb was recovered unresponsive and later pronounced dormant astatine nan hospital.

Both Katie and Billy station astir their precocious boy often connected societal media, arsenic nan YouTuber shared a heartfelt day connection for him. 

'It seems for illustration conscionable yesterday, you would person been successful this IHOP pinch us. I miss you my small babe boy. Happy birthday,' Billy wrote. 

Following his son's death, nan family took a break from their channel. When they returned, they continued to station videos until 2019, nan aforesaid twelvemonth Billy and Katie ended their marriage.  

Billy past launched his ain YouTube channel, justbillyleblanc, wherever he shares his regular life pinch his kids pinch his 208,000 subscribers. 

He introduced Natalie arsenic his woman successful 2020 and she continued to make regular appearances successful his videos.