Been a long time thought I should say hi

Hello glass world long time no talk to. Sorry to be such a stranger but truthfully its kinda hard for me to come here...it reminds me of something I miss so very much in my life. Things for me have been pretty ruff since the surgery 4-5 years ago. I have yet to recover and now my tumor has grown back completely to the size it was when I had it removed. I try to keep in good spirits but boy do I miss melting glass with all of you. We plan on having a big get together here once our shop is going full bore and melt some shit up with all of you we miss so much... till then keep those torches warm for me :)

I hope all of you are well and I thank you all for continuing to support our ever growing community here on the board. And a special thanks to my wife for hanging in there with me through all my pain.

aww....you're gonna make me cry *sniff*

it's So good to see your name up here, bebe! i love having you here even if you can't melt right now, you know that.

Keep coming back! :blowkiss:

I'm sure all your glass friends are glad to see you here.
Life doesn't always give us the easy way. Seems likes its mountains and then valleys,, Climb back up that Mountain
Was wondering how you were doing.. GLad to see your name pop up!
Get Well!!!!

Hehe.. you did tell him, huh misha.... Glad to see a "seasoned vet" back on the board. :D

good to hear from you man. hope the pain lessens and life expands for you much luv.

prayers and positive vibes your way matt. thanks for everything you've done here and everywhere. you're a bad ass mofo !

It's good to hear from you, Matt. You're still a part of this place no matter how long you've been away and no matter if you're currently blowing glass or not. Lots of good thoughts heading your way.

Good to see you again Matt.

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Originally Posted by kbinkster

It's good to hear from you, Matt. You're still a part of this place no matter how long you've been away and no matter if you're currently blowing glass or not. Lots of good thoughts heading your way.

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What the young lady with the nice smile said.

Welcome back mate.

Stay well

welcome back, and we are all pulling for you to be back kicking ass some day REAL soon!

Man, I swear the best people get the worst luck.

Keep your head up man. I was wondering why I hadn't seen your name pop up lately. Just glad to know you're still with us.

Good thoughts coming your way man.

i dont know you, but i hate tumors.... get well soon mate!!!

Matt - very glad to see you here...don't be such a stranger!

I'm sorry to hear about the health challenges - that stuff always sucks. Please know I'm sending love and light your way to help in any way possible.

dude, i had no idea. hope all the best to you guys.

you'll always be welcome here old man!

yeh yeh ... what up Matt! good to see u on here brotha!

Good to see you Matt. You where a HUGE inspiration to me when I was a n00b. Thanks, bro! Hope you get to feelin' better.

Well its nice to see some familiar people I'm sure I'd know who most of you are but it seems a lot of you have changed your screen names :) . Thank you for all the nice replies its nice to know there are still people out there. This place and the many people I have met through this community have changed my life forever. In times you all have helped my family more than any of you realize. These past few years I have found myself struggling to continue to have the drive that I once prided myself on. The glass dreams I once had and pushed myself daily to reach have now faded and seem like so long ago. This is why its hard to come here for me cause I want it back in my life so very much but most days I struggle to get out of bed. I'm so proud of so many of you and how far you have come in what your doing with your glass It's amazing to see what you all are doing these days. I will return to the torch someday I'm looking at another surgery soon then I guess we see where I go from there.

Again nice to see you all again. :)

sending you possitive thoughts. be strong man. theres a lot of love for you on here, and im sure many other places.

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Originally Posted by HumanLathe

Well its nice to see some familiar people I'm sure I'd know who most of you are but it seems a lot of you have changed your screen names :) . Thank you for all the nice replies its nice to know there are still people out there. This place and the many people I have met through this community have changed my life forever. In times you all have helped my family more than any of you realize. These past few years I have found myself struggling to continue to have the drive that I once prided myself on. The glass dreams I once had and pushed myself daily to reach have now faded and seem like so long ago. This is why its hard to come here for me cause I want it back in my life so very much but most days I struggle to get out of bed. I'm so proud of so many of you and how far you have come in what your doing with your glass It's amazing to see what you all are doing these days. I will return to the torch someday I'm looking at another surgery soon then I guess we see where I go from there.

Again nice to see you all again. :)

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Positive thoughts, Matt. Good luck on your surgery and I really hope you make it back to the torch!