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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #13

Stu,

My name is Chrissy, I am Marc Landuyt's wife. I was able to attend Gencon in 2013, but didn't get the opportunity to meet you. As the unfortunate news has come to surface, Marc has told me many wonderful things about you. Thank you for all you have done. You and your family will be in my heart, thoughts, and prayers.

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #14

Godspeed to stu, and thank you for giving us TD

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #15

Lori, thanks for sharing a wonderful story. As I have always said, "Good friends are family you got to choose."

Although I haven't met Stu personally I believe I have seen him once or twice. Best wishes to him and his family. I concur, get well so we can meet in person!

Ed
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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #16

I'm sure we haven't met, but we are grateful for what you've done. All the best

"Ceci n'est pas une pipe" - Magritte

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #17

Stu --

We met at a house in Indianapolis three years ago because we were encouraged to come check out TD. I loved the tokens, the character sheets, and most of all, the people I had talked to. I signed up to volunteer that day, and I've been volunteering since. You were awesome, encouraging, and brought energy to the builds that was just inspiring.

Thank you for bringing us into a community of gamers and the most kickass of people.

Benn

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #18

Thank you for all that you have done, Stu. Our thoughts are with you and your family.

And thank you for sharing your story, Lori.
"I hear you talking. I recognize your voice. I feel you, your skin. I see you looking at me. I know your saying something. But all I hear, all I see, all I smell is blood, blood,blood."

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #19

As for myself to get to decide how I make the choice as I did as being birth-American as I am. I have enough tragic than most with being American as Puerto Rican descendant and a New Yorker. For that only is the major of my problems. With just a high school diploma and one semester of college in Colombia University in New York in mathematical. Then to join the Navy from 1990-97 was the biggest mistake in my life for the end result of Honor Discharge under Medical. But before all that started when I was a child, I had a learning disability with handicap feature. But this was the further from the truth as school system and medical profession has declare it so. Since 1970's, I was in the poverty level with the rest is really concern with being normally obedience and being dysfunctional as either illness or retardation that the teacher is concern with and my parent didn't know the different, they lower educate themselves and no choice, but as they were told to do so. That how my life got label for society, but actually it was wrong and proof otherwise as I was genius of I.Q. 152 with eccentric trait after few years after the services. But that didn't stop the military from giving me the wrong diagnosis, but really it started with several brain injury with later wrong pharmaceutical drug for years. It left me with catatonic state that was driven by emotional impulse, so basically like brainless zombie for over 15 years. Then sometimes happen that I didn't expect from all place to recover from because I started to use my brain more efficiently than ever before. Then soon afterward I started to incorporate more nutrient for the brain as regular into my diet. Then I started to use and recognize form of pattern and comparison as it started to all come back to me as I were missing my logistic ways that I remember that I once were before and now I have once again found myself in my truth form thinking with the mind that has truly return to me. So really it was True Dungeon that save my life and not the poorly function able Veteran Affair Hospital of being outpatient for years because they would prefer to continual to pour medication down my throat. But actually by accidentally that began to retrain my brain and also additional benefit of the nutritional it is a lot better. Since these two example of being victimize without knowing the true that kept from seeing the true core of the problems that started by the improper diagnosis and mistreatment by my society that impact my life in ways that I can't imagine it happen and the course of my life would had left me to really understand how mess up the overall design of America really is. Unbeknownst to me and also coincidence in the same times of the choice words that I choice and also see is "Phoenix" from rising from it own ashes as to me being beat down each times and rising above it and again and again. The "true" is what set you free and in the "dungeon" is really felt like when I was kept in the dark of things. The name "Eversuede" is the first use in D&D in the 2nd Edition for 5 years for my character until his end was met and then to reuse the same name for True Dungeon for another 8 years as my personal own username. I would like to really thanks to Lori for tell me the inspiring story behind True Dungeon and who is really the drive force of it as I knew Stu from True Grind as he was the DM and later coordinator the set up and take down. We had talked and greeted many times before, but never knew that he was the direct source of my recover process in me. I am internal grateful for him and I really wish that I could personal thanks him from bottom of my heart. Life has the weird ways from a point of tragic that two person who has never met that indirectly is the reason what one has recover while the other is fallen from natural causing to actually know the truth. As my true source morale is align with the character that I play is a Paladin that in reality became victim of circumstance and my wish as unrealistic as it is for Paladin put the healing hands on him as it is a cruel faith that I can't bear to hear or know for I feel helpless to someone like Stu that is a big impact on my life to return the favor in where he has for me. By chance it were not to be, then you are to be my memory and heart as I will continue to tell this story to my child as to what never take thing for granted as a bard should told the tale. As my condolence and prayer for his families and friends from me and my family. True Dungeon is more than a community of gamers, but to me has been more than friend, but a hope for something better that felt like family of love. It not just a game for me, but something that meant more to me then people could realize.

-Eversuede-
Out of the Phoenix's fire, I burned into one arm demon.
Out of the Phoenix's tear, I healed into mortal man.
Out of the Name is Eversuede!!!

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #20

Thoughts prayers and much love to one of the best people i have met.

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #21

Lori, that's a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it. Stu and his family are in my thoughts.
"It's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years."Abraham Lincoln

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #22

I don't know Stu but bless him in his battles. Also, thank you Stu for being part of what has become an ultimate gaming experience for all those who participate and volunteer at True Dungeon. Financial reasons have kept me from it over the past couple of runs but I hope to return this year or next year.

Well wishes.

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #23

Hey Stu,

I've missed seeing you at JefCon these past years. Its been to long talking to you and that's my fault. I'll drop a note to you on FB later. I know that many a TD fan has missed the Obi Wan of DM's.

Thoughts, prayers, karma alway to you.

JB

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Re: A Message from Jeff and Lori 9 years 8 months ago #24

My heart is very full today. Jeff sent me a note about Stu to let me know his status. The intricate ties that have developed within the TD community are very touching. I suppose that is a natural result of entering one another's imaginations because we see and participate in one another's dreams, hopes, and fears.

I had the blessing of writing a novella for Jeff so he could donate all the proceeds to help Stu and the Cancer Research Institute. "Hope for the Lost" was a labor of love for me. I used Jeff's modules to tell the story of the TD story scape. The story was not near as important as the reason behind it--Jeff's desire to do a fundraiser to help Stu and the Cancer Research Institute.

I don't know if you have ever had the experience of laying out and watching the stars at night or watching a stream bank or bee or insect at a flower. I often do that. I'm struck by many thoughts, but often I ask myself--What do I really know about what is going on in the universe? After all I am just a little speck of dust on another speck of dust in a very big universe. Then I realize I am much more than a speck of dust. Every man and woman on this world is a miracle of life. Some don't do very well with that, and don't live up to their potential, but every child is a treasured marvel.

I've had many experience both with the living and the dying that lead me to believe we are eternal in nature. I believe we lived before we were born into this life and we will live after we leave this world. I think this life is a test of sorts. In my meditation watching nature and the stars, I have identified three thing that I think are worth doing in life because I think they will carry with us into the eternities. I think personal growth and gaining intelligence is one of those things. Second, I think relationships that we build with families and friends are eternal in nature. The third thing I think we take from this life to the next sphere of existence are the experiences of blessing the lives of others. I think these three things refine our eternal nature.

As I meditate about the micro nature of myself I begin to see patterns of how my threads fit into the macro tapestry of the universe.

Often I lament that I did not get to know many who participated in TD as well as I should have. I was always tied up in my booth on the convention floor and unable to volunteer. But the glimpses I have had have enriched my life.

Stu may you be blessed to know you are loved and respected, and you have enriched many lives. Best wishes, my friend.


Dennis aka Widseth
Author of The Brazen Serpent Chronicles--Talon of Light
and The Brazen Serpent Chronicles--The Caduceus
and The Brazen Serpent Cronicles--Dragon Kiln
and The Brazen Serpent Chronicles--Cenote Gate (in process)

www.brazenserpentchronicles.com

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