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well found out today my grandmother died, but she was more than that, as i lived with my grandparents for 6-7yrs when had to move for the running. It sucks sometimes living on the other side of the world. Ive spent all day trying to organise flights etc to get home as soon as possible.
I have had to delay it at least a day, to get the snakes ready. I luckily have another very experience keeper close by, who will look after them all, but there is still a lot to do. I could be gone for a week or 4. All my extra heat mats, still havent arrived yet, so will have to fork out a heap tomorrow to go buy new ones and some extra thermostats. they all fine now, but i want it to be organised for when someone else has to care for them.
It got me thinking though, that while yes i think im pretty organised, i think everyone needs so have some kind of plan of action, if this stuff is to happen to them. I know at least from now on, i know what my plan is.

She made it to 96yrs, still lived alone at home, walked to the shops each day, and even drove her car short distances. She died in her sleep, which i know was the best thing, she was dreading one day having to move into a nursing home.

sorry for the post, but i sort of needed to write the stuff down
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Dave

13.19 brbs

Gosh Dave, I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother. Sounds like she was doing pretty good for 96 and still living at home! Glad she never had to go to a nursing home.

I hope you are able to get your things in order and have a safe trip.
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Dave,
..I am very sorry about your grnadmother. The very best any of us can hope for is to live to 96 and die in our sleep at home.
Jeff

>>well found out today my grandmother died, but she was more than that, as i lived with my grandparents for 6-7yrs when had to move for the running. It sucks sometimes living on the other side of the world. Ive spent all day trying to organise flights etc to get home as soon as possible.
>>I have had to delay it at least a day, to get the snakes ready. I luckily have another very experience keeper close by, who will look after them all, but there is still a lot to do. I could be gone for a week or 4. All my extra heat mats, still havent arrived yet, so will have to fork out a heap tomorrow to go buy new ones and some extra thermostats. they all fine now, but i want it to be organised for when someone else has to care for them.
>>It got me thinking though, that while yes i think im pretty organised, i think everyone needs so have some kind of plan of action, if this stuff is to happen to them. I know at least from now on, i know what my plan is.
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>>She made it to 96yrs, still lived alone at home, walked to the shops each day, and even drove her car short distances. She died in her sleep, which i know was the best thing, she was dreading one day having to move into a nursing home.
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>>sorry for the post, but i sort of needed to write the stuff down
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>>Dave
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>>13.19 brbs

Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you can make it back without much trouble. I lost my Grandma last March and only had to travel 45 minutes to get there. I had it easy though, I had family flying in from Tokyo to Kansas to be with the family. I know spur of the moment travel plans are a hassle, especially when someone close to you dies. I hope everything works out with you travel and getting things in order with your snakes for while you are away.
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Thank you,

Tim

0.1 Wife- Melissa
0.1 Daughter- Alexa
0.1 CRB- Tempest
0.1 JCP- Serenity
1.0 Orange Cat- Elvis

be strong

Dave,
I'm sorry you lost your grandmother. If she made it to 96 she was doing alot right in her life and being able to pass at home in your own bed is a great way to go.
Enjoy your trip home to celebrate her life,
Paul

Look on the good side Dave, she lived a long obviously healthy and full life, she slipped away easy, no long drawn out illness dragging her down and she never had to go to the dreaded rest home. She sounds a lot like my wifes grandfather, lived to 95, always out walking and tinkering around in his yard.

So sorry for your loss.

I have said it before, we all need to have levels of emergency plans in place. I like to keep my collection as automated as possible. Spare stuff on hand and I have two prople somewhat nearby I could rely on in a pinch to care for them if I were to be gone for a longer period.

AND, another thought we all should plan for is our own demise, what/how will the collections be handled. Again, I have enlisted the same two friends to take care of the two halves of my collection, getting them moved on to their new homes so my family would not have to deal with it.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Dave,

Sorry to hear of your loss. Sounds like your grandmother had a long, full life, but obviously it's difficult to lose a loved one. Good luck with everything.

Thanks,
Ed

>>well found out today my grandmother died, but she was more than that, as i lived with my grandparents for 6-7yrs when had to move for the running. It sucks sometimes living on the other side of the world. Ive spent all day trying to organise flights etc to get home as soon as possible.
>>I have had to delay it at least a day, to get the snakes ready. I luckily have another very experience keeper close by, who will look after them all, but there is still a lot to do. I could be gone for a week or 4. All my extra heat mats, still havent arrived yet, so will have to fork out a heap tomorrow to go buy new ones and some extra thermostats. they all fine now, but i want it to be organised for when someone else has to care for them.
>>It got me thinking though, that while yes i think im pretty organised, i think everyone needs so have some kind of plan of action, if this stuff is to happen to them. I know at least from now on, i know what my plan is.
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>>She made it to 96yrs, still lived alone at home, walked to the shops each day, and even drove her car short distances. She died in her sleep, which i know was the best thing, she was dreading one day having to move into a nursing home.
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>>sorry for the post, but i sort of needed to write the stuff down
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>>Dave
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>>13.19 brbs

I'm sorry to hear that, the same thing recently happened to me only my grandmother had moved into a nursing home and hospital. I lived close to my grandparents and we were close as well (she even knitted my sister and I baby sweaters for our kids since she knew she wasn't going to see them). One thing that I found out when I was going through it though was that so many people don't know their grandparents at all, either they live in another state far away, died before they were born, etc. So despite the fact that it really sucks to lose someone close to you, it's such a blessing to have that person in your life to begin with considering that not everyone have that opportunity.
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Danne
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1.0 '07 BRB "Monroe"
1.0 '08 BRB 66% het Anery "Ace"
1.0 '08 Pastel BP "Sebastian"
1.1 Leos "Bowser & Peach"
0.2 Dumbo (non-feeder) rats "Josie & Holly"
1.2 family members who can't wait until I move "the zoo" into my own place

Email = dshoback@eden.rutgers.edu

ive managed to get my flights sorted, and the snakes are all organised. As someone wrote, its now time to go home and celebrate her long life, not mourn on what has happened.

ive been up for 36hrs now, and fiqure i can sleep on the plane, its a long enough trip

all i really want to do now, is sit down on the KS chat, and see what jeffs got to say. Better my mind gets caught up in the snakes at the moment, than thinking about anything else. Hope i have got the time difference right though, and the chat starts in just over an hour.

thanks again everyone, its weird, sometimes the anonymity of a forum, lets you just write how you feel.

cheers
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Dave

13.19 brbs

I'm sorry for your loss Dave. I'm sure you know this and I'm sure it makes it no easier to hear but whenever someone I know dies, I try to remember that their struggle is now over. They're at piece and it's really just hard for us to go on without them.

i hope you got to spend enough quality time with her.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

Sorry for your loss Dave. I'm sure you'll miss her terribly.

Lift a few pints in celebration of her life, it sounds like she lived a good one and went out the best way possible. Here's hoping you inherited those strong genetics yourself.
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Julie
www.[url ban]/gfx

sorry for ur loss man i feel ur pain i lost my grandmother who was 87 not to long ago myself