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I haven't been in here for a week and a half. Just got caught up. :( Already donated at the GoFundMe page, and just shared on my Facebook page. Hang in there, Theo!!! Once you get that transplant, life will start getting good again! Just don't give up hope...


On a positive note, I see that our own Vander won a prize in #CollectADayMay!!! Not sure what he won, but at least someone in here was selected. CONGRATS VANDER!!! :hi5:


My play opened last night. I've been busy with tech and dress rehearsals. Looking forward to having a day off on Monday and Tuesday. From the play, that is. I still have to work those days, but it will be nice not to have to perform...
 
Stable is a good word right now. Hope he can get that transplant soon. [emoji120]


And I didn't even know collect a day may was going on... doh. But I guess I've won my fair share (and then some) from Sideshow so I guess it's not a big deal.

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HA HA, thanks dudes! :lol

Sideshow always seems to ignore my entries that I think are really well done and go with my jokey ones instead, but a win is a win, so I'll take it! :wink1: :yess:


This was my winning entry:

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The rest of my losing entries can be seen here, if anyone cares:

https://www.instagram.com/vanderspawn/


Haven't heard back about what the prize will be yet, but I'll fill ya in when I know... :dance
 
HA HA, thanks dudes! :lol

Sideshow always seems to ignore my entries that I think are really well done and go with my jokey ones instead, but a win is a win, so I'll take it! :wink1: :yess:


This was my winning entry:

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The rest of my losing entries can be seen here, if anyone cares:

https://www.instagram.com/vanderspawn/


Haven't heard back about what the prize will be yet, but I'll fill ya in when I know... :dance

You won a Target Exclusive Funko 10" Porg Pop.... LOL!!!!

I kid :D
 
Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.
 
Glad to hear that youre feeling great right now!
Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.

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Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.

Glad things are looking better. I'll admit every time I saw a bump in this thread the last couple weeks I was expecting very bad news... very nice to hear some good news. Good luck and keep fighting.
 
Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.

Glad to hear things are looking up for you. :duff
 
Glad things are looking better. I'll admit every time I saw a bump in this thread the last couple weeks I was expecting very bad news... very nice to hear some good news. Good luck and keep fighting.

I honestly had the same reaction too. Glad things have gotten better.
 
Glad things are looking better. I'll admit every time I saw a bump in this thread the last couple weeks I was expecting very bad news... very nice to hear some good news. Good luck and keep fighting.

I honestly had the same reaction too. Glad things have gotten better.
Glad I’m not the only one. Especially when there’d be several new posts, I’d dread the thought of things getting worse for him.
Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.
I’m happy to hear you’re out of that abusive relationship and looking toward the future. It’s good to hear that your mom will be around. My sister went through some tough health issues for several months and someone had to be with her 24/7 as well. My mom spent most of her time there too. Just don’t let her nurturing drive you too crazy. [emoji12]



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Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.

Very good to hear from you again! Keep the positivity flowing and enjoy the things you love. Reconnect with the good people in your life and surround yourself with them.
 
Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.

Keep a positive outlook and do whatever you can to stay healthy. Hope you get bumped up that damn list soon.
 
Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.

Glad to hear you are back on your feet again! Keep up the good spirits and do whatever you need to keep healthy until that transplant comes through.
 
Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.

That’s what I like to hear man. Good news for a change. You will soon be back on your feet. Doing what you love doing. No one should be aloud to take that from you. Good Health now buddy!


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Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.

Good to hear that you are fighting bro! I was really worried about you. Sorry to hear that you had to deal with such a ***** while also going through so many medical issues.

Stay strong bro and check in when you can.
 
So, if things go as planned, between 8am and 11am they should be installing internet and cable, so I may stop going as crazy :p

I mean, we have to redo the entire house, since I moved into another room for my office so I wouldn't have to empty out shelves and a closet, so I'm downsizing a lot. Selling off tons of stuff I have that doesn't mean anything to me. Keeping any gifts no matter how big or small I've gotten from people over the years, and keeping things that have more personal value or I truly enjoy, but getting rid of a lot of statues, like my DC Bombshell collection, even my original Harley from the line. Going to refocus my life on less clutter and possessions, more time spent being creative, surrounding myself with friends, finding inspiration, and once I can afford a new keyboard rack, a LOT of music recording. In the mean time, I have like 50 piles of books to get on shelves surrounding me, and a lot of stuff to sell and give away to people. Been giving friends statues left and right... selling stuff off everywhere... just cleansing and purging. It feels damn good. (Not getting rid of ANY of my Sideshow figures, don't worry. All of those have very personal spots for me... even the one the evil ex got me, simply because I love Escape from NY, even if that piece came from a rotten demon husk) but yea. I don't miss her at all. That's probably a sign. I treated myself to some fresh vinyl and a new coat this week for recovery. Got a sample of an unproduced coat, maybe 4 total exist. It's pretty badass, I got it for about 80% off what it would cost if they put it into full production, and since it is a sample it is hand made, not machined through a factory. It looks very Cyberpunk Templar, almost out of The Secret World. Was originally going to be a Devil May Cry coat apparently, but I see it as a Templar coat. Going to really go over the top on a new costume with this one. Once it arrives and some of the fluid shakes off I'll get pictures.

So, fluid retention peaked at around 185lbs for my total weight. I'm already back down to about 156lbs.... mind everyone here I've been staying at about 160lbs since October or so, and my normal weight is closer to 135-140. It's kind of a miraculous loss. They did drain 5 liters of infected fluid out of my abdomen though in the hospital. My side is still tender from the giant needles and suction tubing they used. The stuff looked like a red wine. It was terrifying to see that much come out of me.

Anyways, I'm still Jack Harkness, I can not die! 5 or 6 times now Death has tried... but I resist her sweet temptations each time. Anyways, once I get internet tomorrow I'll let everyone know how things are and be back to regularly posting, but this spotty 1 bar of wifi randomly every 5-10 minutes **** is really annoying, so I'm going to get back to shelving books and finding stuff to get rid of. I hope everyone is having a good time! Oh, and be warned, if I get my transplant or I'm healthy enough during Spook... Juan and I will be doing some crazy things... It will get nuts.

Edit - I did get to IKEA today, got another DETOLF. It's going in my office so that all of my 1/6th scale stuff can stay closer to me at all times. :) My frst 1/6th scale figure was a Resident Evil 5 Jill Valentine in Combat Suit from a close family member when I nearly died at age 22. Still trying to get my hands on the STARS Jill Valentine sadly. Probably my favorite video game character of all time. I played a lot of Resident Evil in my teen years, and Ultima Online. UO just has crappy McFarlane junk that won't stay standing up.
 
Hey everyone, I'm still around! Ashley is out of my life. 4 years of abuse from her. Half of my ER trips were due to her abuse to my mental and emotional health, or her neglect to taking care of me when I needed help. She wrecked the house on her way out, so my mom and I are fixing stuff, and she is moving in to take care of me since I need 24/7 monitoring in case things get bad again. I'm feeling great right now. With her out of my life, I finally feel free. I was forced to alienate most of my family and friends, and constantly shamed for anything I enjoyed. I couldn't even play a video game without some form of grief from her. It's all for the better now though, I'm fighting that much harder to live, for myself, for everyone who has got me here, and for all of my friends. Thank you all for the kind words and support. Right now I'm on "borrowed" wifi with maybe 1 bar at a time, so I won't be checking in much until I get a line installed in the house again, which *should* be this week if ATT doesn't **** up again.
So, if things go as planned, between 8am and 11am they should be installing internet and cable, so I may stop going as crazy [emoji14]

I mean, we have to redo the entire house, since I moved into another room for my office so I wouldn't have to empty out shelves and a closet, so I'm downsizing a lot. Selling off tons of stuff I have that doesn't mean anything to me. Keeping any gifts no matter how big or small I've gotten from people over the years, and keeping things that have more personal value or I truly enjoy, but getting rid of a lot of statues, like my DC Bombshell collection, even my original Harley from the line. Going to refocus my life on less clutter and possessions, more time spent being creative, surrounding myself with friends, finding inspiration, and once I can afford a new keyboard rack, a LOT of music recording. In the mean time, I have like 50 piles of books to get on shelves surrounding me, and a lot of stuff to sell and give away to people. Been giving friends statues left and right... selling stuff off everywhere... just cleansing and purging. It feels damn good. (Not getting rid of ANY of my Sideshow figures, don't worry. All of those have very personal spots for me... even the one the evil ex got me, simply because I love Escape from NY, even if that piece came from a rotten demon husk) but yea. I don't miss her at all. That's probably a sign. I treated myself to some fresh vinyl and a new coat this week for recovery. Got a sample of an unproduced coat, maybe 4 total exist. It's pretty badass, I got it for about 80% off what it would cost if they put it into full production, and since it is a sample it is hand made, not machined through a factory. It looks very Cyberpunk Templar, almost out of The Secret World. Was originally going to be a Devil May Cry coat apparently, but I see it as a Templar coat. Going to really go over the top on a new costume with this one. Once it arrives and some of the fluid shakes off I'll get pictures.

So, fluid retention peaked at around 185lbs for my total weight. I'm already back down to about 156lbs.... mind everyone here I've been staying at about 160lbs since October or so, and my normal weight is closer to 135-140. It's kind of a miraculous loss. They did drain 5 liters of infected fluid out of my abdomen though in the hospital. My side is still tender from the giant needles and suction tubing they used. The stuff looked like a red wine. It was terrifying to see that much come out of me.

Anyways, I'm still Jack Harkness, I can not die! 5 or 6 times now Death has tried... but I resist her sweet temptations each time. Anyways, once I get internet tomorrow I'll let everyone know how things are and be back to regularly posting, but this spotty 1 bar of wifi randomly every 5-10 minutes **** is really annoying, so I'm going to get back to shelving books and finding stuff to get rid of. I hope everyone is having a good time! Oh, and be warned, if I get my transplant or I'm healthy enough during Spook... Juan and I will be doing some crazy things... It will get nuts.

Edit - I did get to IKEA today, got another DETOLF. It's going in my office so that all of my 1/6th scale stuff can stay closer to me at all times. :) My frst 1/6th scale figure was a Resident Evil 5 Jill Valentine in Combat Suit from a close family member when I nearly died at age 22. Still trying to get my hands on the STARS Jill Valentine sadly. Probably my favorite video game character of all time. I played a lot of Resident Evil in my teen years, and Ultima Online. UO just has crappy McFarlane junk that won't stay standing up.
So glad to see you posting and being fine dude! Keep posting and updating us!

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