m. Mariusz, we will miss you very much. 

Komenda shared details of his diagnosis in March on a fundraising page linked to his Instagram account, revealing that he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in early January after being hospitalized with a  suspected stroke. 

 I thought it was just a temporary crisis. Unfortunately, the reality turned out to be far grimmer,  he wrote in a statement translated from Polish.  From that moment on, the hardest fight of my life began. 

6 In March, Komenda revealed on a fundraising page linked to his Instagram account that he had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in early January and had undergone multiple surgeries. zrzutka

6 Before his death, Komenda opened the Father   Son restaurant with his son in April 2025 in his hometown of Środa Śląska. Mariusz Komenda/ instagram

Toward the end of January, Komenda was admitted to a hospital in Warsaw, where he underwent multiple  urgent, life-saving  surgeries, including one to remove the tumor in his right thalamus and another to remove a section of his skill to  relieve pressure and give [him] a chance to keep fighting. 

Subsequent tests revealed additional cancerous lesions in his body, and Komenda said he was  undergoing neurorehabilitation  in hopes of regaining his  physical function. 

He explained that he created the fundraising page to help cover the costs of his treatment and recovery, which he said were  enormous and, unfortunately, beyond my means. 

Before his death, Komenda opened the Father   Son restaurant with his son in April 2025 in his hometown of Środa Śląska, according to People.