Post by IdleAl on Dec 6, 2003 8:00:00 GMT -8
Hi everyone! I'm a 56-year-old male and live in Bartlett, Tennessee with my Mom. No kids.. no wife (divorced after 13 years).
You ask why I'm living with my Mom? That's a long story, but here's a brief summary. In 1993 after a trip to the emergency room, it was discovered that I had a tumor on my pituitary gland (right under the brain). Before they could remove the tumor, it damaged my optic nerve. After surgery, I was, for all intents and purposes, legally blind. I have vision in the right half of my left eye and a pinpoint of vision in my right eye. That put me out of a job as an accountant, which resulted in having to sell my house and moving in with Mom.
In a way it was a blessing, since my Mom has COPD (cronic obstructive pulmonary disease) that now is in the latter stages. I am able to take care of her as best I can and keep things going around the house.
I started playing Gruntz shortly after it came out (I think). I met Bea, Silverlady, Riven and Jean and we have become very close cyberfriends. We helped each other through all the Gruntz levels.
It has been wonderful to see all the enthusiasm this game has produced. I've met a lot of great people because of it.
You ask why I'm living with my Mom? That's a long story, but here's a brief summary. In 1993 after a trip to the emergency room, it was discovered that I had a tumor on my pituitary gland (right under the brain). Before they could remove the tumor, it damaged my optic nerve. After surgery, I was, for all intents and purposes, legally blind. I have vision in the right half of my left eye and a pinpoint of vision in my right eye. That put me out of a job as an accountant, which resulted in having to sell my house and moving in with Mom.
In a way it was a blessing, since my Mom has COPD (cronic obstructive pulmonary disease) that now is in the latter stages. I am able to take care of her as best I can and keep things going around the house.
I started playing Gruntz shortly after it came out (I think). I met Bea, Silverlady, Riven and Jean and we have become very close cyberfriends. We helped each other through all the Gruntz levels.
It has been wonderful to see all the enthusiasm this game has produced. I've met a lot of great people because of it.
...Ha! Ha! Scared ya', didn't I?
