A message from our old pal Spencer

To Eon: Spencer asked me to send you this message - please distribute to others you feel Spencer would want this to reach. Thank you (Jeff - Spencer's dad):
11:37 AM - D- SpencerthePumpkin: It's been a journey.

The end of the beginning, one could say. 9 weeks ago, I was taken off to Utah. I had no idea I was going, ripped from my life at home and all the relationships therein. I ended up at a wilderness therapy program called Second Nature, and have been hiking and camping and living in the deserts of Utah for the past couple months. I was with a group of other kids with struggles of their own, and have had some amazing support to get me through to where I am now.

Backstory:

I am going to be graduating high-school in July, and with the added stress of that schedule, life became hard for me. Team Fortress 2 and the community within was a place I could go to build fresh relationships and share a passion for hats with an amazing crew of kids, but it became a distraction from the other issues I had in life. The game nor the people within are truly problems, However. I was at Second Nature for: "A recent state of inactivity, the inability to communicate with my parents, and shutting down to external help and support."

Next Steps:

I did great in the program and made a lot of progress as well as positive relationships, and will now be moving onto a young adult transition program where I will be continuing my therapy and learning the skills needed for a healthy, independent life.

Steam?

Hey! I know what you're thinking, and NO, this doesn't mean I'm done with Team Fortress 2 or anyone who's reading this now. When I'm ready / allowed, I will be reintegrating the game back into my life - finding the balance I need to make it a healthy passion of mine.

Contact:

If anyone wants to contact me to ask further questions or just chat, here is my email address (I will have daily access to my email, steam not-so-much):

Spencerthepumpkin@gmail.com

I look forward to the day I can rejoin you all on Dustbowl and Upward and Hightower and the like, but until then I will be working on making myself a self-sustaining pumpkin in the patch of life.

All the best,

Spencer Light