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["prima"Donna]

Originally Posted by Shardik2SS

Sorry to hear that Donna. I really hope he will be OK and not have any long term effects from the exposure.

Thank you so much, Nicky!!!...

(is it ok to call you Nicky now that I know everyone else calls you Nicky, or should I still call you Nick?...)

[Da Hose]

Originally Posted by "prima"Donna

Thank you so much...

I feel so helpless to protect my 'baby', even though he isn't a 'baby' anymore....

As a mom, we always worry anyway, no matter how old our kids get...

ha ha...I know, My mom always introduces me to her co-workers as her baby boy, and I'm 6'2", 210lbs!!!!

[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by "prima"Donna

Thank you so much, Nicky!!!...

(is it ok to call you Nicky now that I know everyone else calls you Nicky, or should I still call you Nick?...)

I knew I shouldn't have posted that.

Yes you can call me that sweetie.

[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by Da Hose

ha ha...I know, My mom always introduces me to her co-workers as her baby boy, and I'm 6'2", 210lbs!!!!

Except I'm 6'2" 190 but still the baby boy stuff.

["prima"Donna]

Nick and Ronnie - did you check out the photos I just posted that Mark sent me??...

The thread is titled: "My son is in Russia"...

You can REALLY see how bad it is by comparing the 2 photos... :(

[Da Hose]

Originally Posted by Shardik2SS

I knew I shouldn't have posted that.

Yes you can call me that sweetie.

AWE...THANKS NICKY

I know I know.......

["prima"Donna]

Originally Posted by Da Hose

ha ha...I know, My mom always introduces me to her co-workers as her baby boy, and I'm 6'2", 210lbs!!!!

LOL...too funny!!!...Mark is 6'2" too, but a bit 'skinnier'...

Our sons will always be our 'babies', no matter how old you get...

[fielderLS3]

Originally Posted by "prima"Donna

Hi Ronnie!!!...thanks for asking...he is still in harm's way with all the poisonous smoke from the wildfires and the heat too...:(

I just posted 2 photos in the thread I started about him in Russia and you can see how bad the smoke is...check it out...

As a mom, I'm frantic...however, he is over 12,000 miles away from me and there is not a thing I can do at this point to protect and help him, so I had to 'let it go' and put him in God's hands...

The first weekend I heard the bad news about the smoke and poisonous gases and carbon monoxide and possible radiation from Chernobyl in the air, I cried the whole weekend...I was a wreck...

The worst part is that the only way I have to contact him is by email and he doesn't always get WiFi where he is, so I have to wait for days to hear back from him...:(

There is not much AC in Russia where he is, because the average temps this time of year are only 75, however the temps have been 100 and over for the past 2 months...this is the worst heat wave ever recorded in Russian history...

The fact that there is no AC and it is 100 degrees outside means that everyone has their windows OPEN, which lets even more smoke inside...:(

There are people dying over there from heat stroke and smoke inhalation too...I also worry that even if he gets through this crisis NOW, what will happen to him 10-20 yrs LATER?...

The 9/11 1st responders here in NY that worked at the site THEN are dying NOW from respiratory diseases and cancer that they got from exposure to the smoke and ash at the site in 2001...:(

I've noticed those conditions in Russia the last few months (I'm a weather forecaster, and Moscow is one of my cities). I'm sorry your son has to be stuck in that. I guess the good news is the heat broke this week, and there is some chance of rain for several days in the coming week, so hopefully that will help with the fires, and maybe clean the smoke out of the air.

[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by "prima"Donna

Nick and Ronnie - did you check out the photos I just posted that Mark sent me??...

The thread is titled: "My son is in Russia"...

You can REALLY see how bad it is by comparing the 2 photos... :(

Yeah that's horrible!!

Originally Posted by Da Hose

AWE...THANKS NICKY

I know I know.......

:fighting0040: :emoticon7:

["prima"Donna]

Originally Posted by Shardik2SS

I knew I shouldn't have posted that.

Yes you can call me that sweetie.

I'm glad you posted that, I love it...it sounds cute...

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else, ok?!...

["prima"Donna]

Originally Posted by Shardik2SS

Except I'm 6'2" 190 but still the baby boy stuff.

You will always be your mom's 'baby'...get used to it...

[WadeWilson]

Originally Posted by "prima"Donna

I'm glad you posted that, I love it...it sounds cute...

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else, ok?!...

Too late for that. Even if they don't read it Hose will just let everyone know.

[brandotron]

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["prima"Donna]

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

I've noticed those conditions in Russia the last few months (I'm a weather forecaster, and Moscow is one of my cities). I'm sorry your son has to be stuck in that. I guess the good news is the heat broke this week, and there is some chance of rain for several days in the coming week, so hopefully that will help with the fires, and maybe clean the smoke out of the air.

Thanks for the weather update...I appreciate it...

Sometimes I think Mark is downplaying how bad it really is over there, so I won't worry, however I have read all the bad news in the papers and I've seen it on the newscasts too...:(

I keep sending him any articles that I find, because I'm not sure how much the government is telling people about how bad the conditions really are, you know?...