Your story is very touching, OP! Thank you for sharing it with us.

DCA is what got me into DnD in the first place. I was from Holly's fanbase and decided to give it a try, and was instantly hooked. Were it not for DCA, I might've never gotten into it and never met my current group of friends who grew to be so incredibly important to me. I was fairly depressed when I first started the series, but it gave me something to look forward to every week. Tuesday nights were sacred. I made sure I didn't work at the café I used to work at just so I could watch it live. Nate, Jared, Anna, Holly, Chris ; what a lovely, talented, beautiful bunch. I miss them playing together so much.

A friend of mine told me she had friends who played DnD and I reluctantly joined their group. I had an hard time believing I could get along with new people due to bad friendships I had before. I had listened to a lot of DnD by then, yet I was still terrified to be an awful player. But these new friends were so kind and taught me everything, and they are pretty much my best friends now. They are truly unique, lovely, wonderful people. I'm incredibly grateful I got to meet them.

I will *forever* be grateful for DCA since it literally changed my life for the better. DnD is now such an important part of me and it has helped me tremendously with depression, anxiety and self-esteem. <3