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Glad to see some familiar people back on the forum. Well it has been a long strange trip but i have finally found my place in life.

I am going back to school for Veterinary Medical technology. I will be working on getting accreditation for Techs specializing in Reptile and Avian medicine...and to do what has been needed to be done for a long time....aid in the Further research of reptile adenovirus.

I have missed you all so much! Hope everyone and their babies are doing well...my reptile collection is whittling down. Lost tequila our chameleon, adopted out Yoshi our savannah monitor, adopted out one of our frillies, and Franz....well he's not doing well at all. Ever since his surgery he has been depressed and he woke up from brumation (a very long one) and he is blind and has 3 tumors so we will be having to put him to sleep. :~(

Hope there have been more strides to stop the spread of this horrible epidemic. I have experienced it first hand along with many other loving beardie parents and it is devastating. No words can comfort the loss of your babies. The only comfort comes from using a bad situation to learn and teach positive outcomes to prevent the same thing from happening again or to someone else.

On a more positive note, i just completed my first semester of VMT school with a 4.0!!!! Just going to chill and relax, hope the rest of you are doing the same!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Suzanne Uffalussy-Thompson

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About you this week, another person is facing pretty much what you went through and related how you took at terrible situation and did the best with it someone could.

I think of you Ana, Frantz and the babies all the time. I am sorry to hear about Frantz, but you have done wonders with him and beat all the odds for far longer than anyone knew could be done or anyone thought could be done.

You should be proud of what you have done and take a large measure of pride in what you accomplished for not just the US, but the world with your unselfish acts. Did you know that the UK, Japan is expereincing problems right now too and your story, symptoms history and Dan's testing has been used there to help other owners too. There are vets set up there now to test beardies.

Gal, you made a positive mark in this industry and you did it under the worst situations possible, I for one am indebted to you and my respect meter is off the scales for you
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WOW!

I haven't been really up to date with the reptile news lately....I knew this would become something huge.. I wished i could have contributed more...but that is what im going back to school for now, so i can finish up what i started for you and everyone else who has experienced the pain and sorrow of loss and felt helpless while watching your babies suffer....i do this for the plight of the captive bred dragons of the world. If something isn't done there will come a day when they will all be gone.
Most of all i do this for My Ana and My Franz and the many poor babies who ended up sick and dying or had to be euthanized. Thanks for your support and kind words, they especially meant the world to Mark and I when we had to make the toughest decisions.

Hope to speak with you soon!

Suzanne Uffalussy-Thompson
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Hey, Suanne!!

Glad to hear school is going great! Congrats on the 4.0!! I know how hard that had to be.... I actually started college as well after my adeno experience but ahd to drop out for personal reasons.... very hap yto see it's working out good for you though!!

Later,

Robert Wood
Tulsa,OK
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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,
adored by little statesmen, philosophers and divines.
Ralph Emerson