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Community Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: Verfall on March 16, 2012, 06:08:32 AM

Title: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: Verfall on March 16, 2012, 06:08:32 AM
So, excluding what snippets those of you who play CoH and catch me on there occasionally know, the last 3 years of my life have been the roller coaster ride of a life time. It took 26 years on this rock before I started "living" I guess.

Been with my current GF and her little rugrat for 3 years now. Bought a house last summer. Just started a new job at the start of the year with Ranch Ehrlo Society, working with autistic, FASD and other low cognitive functioning kids and adults.(they tell me the bite marks will heal  :lol:)  Had my last back surgery in January '09, and have been 80% pain free since.

Long gone are the days of sitting in the folks basement, popping pain killers just trying to get through each day.

Of course with positives come negatives. Lost my grandma in 2010. My mother developed Leukemia shortly before that, but thankfully is in remission. Dealing with those two things at the same time was extremely difficult.

So here I am, turning 30 in July. Got a good job, a nice house, a great girl, a beautiful "step-daughter"...for once in my life I feel like I'm doing something, and that I've finally "grown up". Well, a little bit anyway.  :thumbup:

But I wanna thank a lot of you guys. Many of you were out there for me when I was going through my hell with my back. Whether it be on the forums here, or in any of the various games I played with you guys. Many of you were just as important to me keeping myself together as the friends I have in "the real world". Even when things here weren't always so groovy, this place was still an online home away from home for me.

So cheers my friends, life is short so lets bloody well enjoy the ride!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: Midnight on March 16, 2012, 08:48:51 PM
Good to hear it, big man.
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: Tortuga on March 18, 2012, 02:31:07 AM
Huzzah!
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: Figure Fan on March 18, 2012, 06:16:28 AM
I'm glad things are looking up for you :)
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: captainspud on March 18, 2012, 06:17:59 AM
You're welcome.
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: XStream on March 18, 2012, 09:41:46 PM
Thanks for the update man! It's been a long time. Glad to hear that things are better with your back.

Isn't hard to believe that we were just in our early twenties when we started hanging around this crazy place!?
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: BlueBard on March 19, 2012, 02:12:59 PM
Quote from: XStream on March 18, 2012, 09:41:46 PM
Isn't hard to believe that we were just in our early twenties when we started hanging around this crazy place!?

And some of us... not in our early twenties...
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: DireWolf on March 29, 2012, 08:31:29 PM
Good for you, Ver and when you reach my age, there is a lot more of the ride to reflect on.... :rolleyes:
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: Zapow on April 12, 2012, 02:35:11 PM
Hey man, great to hear that life is good. You deserve it!
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: The Phantom Eyebrow on April 14, 2012, 07:12:56 PM
Nice one Verf.  Very glad to hear of it!   :thumbup:
Title: Re: How life can change in 3 years...
Post by: GrizzlyBearTalon on May 23, 2012, 02:23:34 AM
Wow, awesome glad to hear all that man. Ok let me rephrase that into glad to hear about all the good stuff at least.