Taking some time off...

[BalloonzForU]

I don't know where to start so I'll just come out and say it.

Henry aka the reptile hater had a massive heart attack and died this afternoon.

As much as we fought these past couple of years, I still loved him. He is the father of my son and and I did love him for that. I loved the man that I fell in love with and the man he once was. I know he loved me and our son and today has been very hard to deal with. I take comfort in the fact that he passed quickly and with little pain and that our son was not there to witness it.

I will be gone for some time from the forums, not sure how long. I have much to take care of in the next few days and weeks.

 

[PaulSage]

OH MY GOD, Felicia!

I am so sorry to hear that. Oh, how awful... You have my deepest sympathies.

If there is ANYTHING I can help with, please let me know. I really mean that.

 

[Val]

Wow, Fe. I don't even know what to say other than I'm sorry and if you need anything you know we're all here.

 

[KelliH]

Felicia,

I left you a voice message but I'll say the same here: I am so sorry for what you are having to go through right now. Please know that if there is ANYTHING I can do for you I am here. Hang in there.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Oh Felicia! I don't even know what to say. PLEASE, please, please call me if there is anything I can do for you... even if it's just to listen. You and your son are in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[BalloonzForU]

Thank you everyone. I'm coping as much as I can with all this. The hardest part is Zach. I knew with the age difference between us that I would have to deal with this sooner or later. I just didn't think it would be this soon. Zach's 10th birthday is tomorrow and we had a cook out planned for him and all his friends. I'm going to try to keep with those plans for him, but Henry's mom is not well and she needs us and I think having Zach at her house will help her.

Kelli, I got your message. Thank you for calling, I just didn't feel like talking to anyone at this time. Hope you understand. I'm going to try to get some sleep.

Thank you again everyone.

 

[Grinning Geckos]

Wow Fe, I'm so sorry to hear that! While you were looking for an end to your relationship with him, I know you never would have wanted it to end this way. Take care of yourself and your kids. We'll be here when you're looking for a friend.

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

Fe, I am so so sorry for this to have happened to you like this esp right at Zach's birthday. I hope you know we are all here for you.

Take all of the time you need, we will be thinking of you and awaiting your return.

 

[KelliH]

Felicia I completely understand. I just wanted you to hear my voice and know that I am here if you need anything. I'm just so sorry this happened.

 

[Russ S]

Fe,

Robin and I are so sorry to hear about your tragic loss. If there is anything at all you need, we will do all that is in our power too make it happen. Please don't hesitate to call. Remember you have friends here that love you. You and Zach are in our thoughts and prayers.

Russ and Robin

 

[Jeremy Letkey]

I echo everyone else's thoughts. Sorry for your loss.

 

[nwheat]

Oh, Felicia - I am so sorry!! Wish I was still in town so I could give you a big hug & help out with whatever!

 

[BalloonzForU]

Thank you so much for your friendship!! It means a lot to me that you all are here for me.

Because he never took care of himself and has not seen a Dr. in five years they are doing an autopsy tomorrow. They are going to see what organs they can remove today to be donated.

My son slept in bed with me last night, and I caught him crying a few times even though he didn't want me to notice. I hurt more for him than myself right now. I guess it really hasn't sunk in completely that he's gone.

Our niece is staying her a few days to help me out with the business and deal with everything else that has to be done. Being a Sunday there is not much that can be done at this point, except call more friends that we weren't able to contact yesterday.

Again thank you everyone!

 

[Mel&Keith]

Wow, our thoughts are with you and Zach. He's lucky that he has such a tough mom to help get him through this.

 

[Jeanne]

Oh Fel, I am so sorry for both you and Zach, please give him a hug and tell him it's from me!

If you need ANYTHING, please don't hesitate to call!

 

[o0 Ryan 0o]

Ugh Felicia, this is awful. I'm sorry. I know the forums are the last thing you're worried about right now, but know that they, and we, are here for you.

 

[BalloonzForU]

Thank you everyone.

They released his body without doing the autopsy and he was at the funeral home today. We made arrangements for Thurs-Sat. With two get togethers planned for after the mass on Sat. His family has just been great through all this. His mom has me worried for her health right now so I told them not to worry about me but to keep her mind busy. Working out all the legal issues with the business has kept me busy so much that I'm not sure how much of this I've actually grasped. I know it's going to hit me here soon.

I was going to cancel my trip to Daytona, but I may still go just to get away since it will be the last chance for some quiet time without the business till next summer. I guess I'm stuck here in Ohio till I decide if I want to keep the business, sell it or liquidate it. I really don't know what to do. He worked so hard for it and it's supposed to be Zach's when he's old enough, but I don't think he will ever want it as much as Henry wanted it for him.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Oh, Felicia! I know there will be an overwhelming amount of things to deal with, but most of all your feelings! We are all here for you when you need us. We love you and want to support and help in any way we can.

Please let us know when all the funeral arrangements are made. Your friends here would like to send flowers to let you know how much we care... even in some small way.

I am here is you need to talk...

 

[BalloonzForU]

Thank you guys for your phone calls of support. With all the phones ringing off the hook I have not even considered answering the balloon business line and actually closed the business temporarily.

He was loved by many so we requested no flowers realizing that many would still send flowers. However I think his mom would really like that, to see that my "Crazy Hobby" is full of such great, caring and loving people.

http://obits.cleveland.com/Cleveland/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=90920599

 

[BalloonzForU]

I put together a little website for Henry, or as I always called him Spanky, since he hated his name. www.SpankyNadolski.com I posted some pictures that we all got together for the viewing. As you can se he was a handsome man.