Amma devotee, Hurricane Rita Survivor PLEASE DISREGARD

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So sorry - didn't mean to send this so the list - meant to send to Aikya

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Prasadini wrote:

> Dear Aikya,

> I am very concerned about Ruthanne and her birds. Perhaps I missed

> something, but I don't know if she is still living in the house with the

> mold. If her house has been "totaled" and is going to be torn down,

> that's one thing. If she has to continue to live there it's another. I

> just wanted to pass along a little information to her just in case she

> needs it. There are special construction companies who will remove the

> mold infected areas of a house so as to not infect the rest of the

> house. It is quite costly, and at certain points the house is tested for

> the presence of mold. As I said, she may already know this or may not

> need this information.

>

> As for her reaction to cleaning house, bird cages, etc, there are

> respiratory masks, etc that can be used. There is a company called

> NEEDS, which is on line, that carries all sorts of products for people

> with severe allergies. They have phone lines and people to consult

> with. Again, all of this information could be moot.

>

> As for asthma itself, it very often responds well to acupuncture. I have

> known people who have had life long asthma who were able to go off their

> asthma meds. They still had to be careful, but the improvement was very

> impressive. Also," integrative medicine"

> doctors are now using glutathione used in a neutralizer for some lung

> conditions. I don't know if asthma responds. If she wants, I can ask my

> integrative doc when I see him next week.

>

> I feel so bad for Ruthanne and what has happened to her, and that she

> may have to give her birds away. We have a full house of pets and know

> nothing about birds, but they sound so neat that I'm sure that they will

> have a good home. It has to be heartbreaking, especially since these

> birds live a long time, and one would expect to have them for a

> lifetime. Saying goodbye would have to be heart wrenching.

>

> I will be praying for Ruthanne and her birds. May she feel Mother

> holding her in her arms.

> Jai Ma!

> Prasadini

>

>

> Aikya Param wrote:

> > Dear Ones,

> >

> > Cirlce of Love Letters writes to Vidya (Ruth Ann Hughes) whose home

> > was nearly destroyed by hurrican Rita. She sent me the following

> > message today. If there is anyone out there who can help with her

> > challenging request, please contact her directly. She gives her email

> > at the end.

> >

> > Dear Aikya,

> >

> > Merry Christmas and thanks to all the members of the Circle of Love

> > who have so encouraged me in this time of difficulty. I have saved

> > and treasure each and every card and letter you all have sent me. I

> > also visit a person who is encarcerated that no one else hardly visits

> > and did so the weekend before Christmas. Even prisoners who have

> > done bad crimes are still humans who need some compassion and love.

> >

> > I have one request: I have now severe asthma attacks, increasingly so

> > after exposure to the Black Mold in my destroyed home, and despite my

> > best efforts (3 air cleaners in my home, a high-end HEPA vacuum) I am

> > suffering terribly from inability to breathe well for 24-36 hours

> > after each time I clean bird cages, bathe birds of vaccum and clean

> > the house. I must give up my pet birds, but cannot find a good place

> > and can't sell them off or donate them to zoo and a life of terrible

> > loneliness and grief. So I ask that you and your members forward the

> > following to anyone who you think could help, or could refer me to

> > someone who could help me.

> >

> > I am a survivor of Hurricane Rita who must give up my pet birds

> > because I am suffering terribly from asthma, probably precipitated by

> > Black Mold, but also aggrevated by bird dander. I have permission

> > from Amma to give them up, but was told I must do so "without grief"

> > and I can only do that if they go to a good home! I need help here!

> >

> > I have two 12 year old female Cockatoos, a Moluccan, Pink, and an

> > Umbrella,Baby, that I've had since they were babies. I also have one

> > blue female ringneck, Neela. Cockatoos have two green Florida cages

> > 2x3x4 ft, two California Macaw cages 5x 4x5 ft that I put outside for

> > them, and two parrot travel cages about 18" x18". Ringneck has two

> > large cages, one new, one older. I have asthma and can no longer

> > keep my pets, who are also my only family here and my "flock." When I

> > walk in they say "Hello, bird." These birds will go to anyone, and

> > have gone to festivals and passed over 200 people's shoulder in a day,

> > have attended college classes and traveled with me extensively.

> >

> > They are extremely sociable and like new people very much. The

> > Umbrella has stayed up all night for Devi Bhava and was gleefully

> > dancing to "Amma Amma Tayah" at the end. They are exceptionally well

> > trained and tame, much more so than one usually finds in these birds.

> > They'll snuggle up for hours with anyone. They will holler if I talk

> > on the phone to someone who's voice they recognize until I talk close

> > to the cage so they can cock their little heads and "evesdrop."

> > They'll even talk to someone over the phone on occasion, if they know

> > the person well. It grieves me to know that they are alone far too

> > much these days, as I have been working so much trying to save money

> > and recover from the hurricane. They need attention, as Amma noted

> > when she met them. They cannot go to anyone who would stick them in a

> > cage or put them by themselves alone; they need to see people,

> > interact with them on a daily basis and be touched and loved daily, as

> > well as interacting among themselves. They are bonded to people and

> > view us as part of the flock. They would not be "breeders" for that

> > reason. The Ringneck is not as friendly to strangers, and would take

> > time to warm up to someone. She would like a companion bird her own

> > size, but this would have to be a cautious introduction in "neutral

> > ground" like a larger cage for both AFTER sitting in side by side

> > cages for some weeks, as these birds tend to be both territorial and

> > aggressive to other birds. Neela is an absolute lover to me, but

> > nippy or frightened of strangers, although she can warm up gradually

> > to new people if they move slowly and let her know them at her own

> > pace.

> >

> > They like dogs and will reach out through the cage bars with their

> > feet to feel the fur and "pet" a dog, so they can't go where there is

> > an aggressive dog that would snap at them. They will walk on the

> > floor a lot, when out of their cages. and used to chase my chihuahua!

> > They also used to walk along the back of my couch and sit and groom my

> > Rex cats for long periods of time, and they would play games "catch

> > the kitties tail" with my Siamese who sat on top the cages and draped

> > his tail, only to pull it back at the

> > strategic moment (just before birdie got the end of it into the beak!)

> > They have no

> > fear of such animals, so any home has to have gentle pets that won't

> > scratch or attack them or go into "predator mode" when seeing birdies

> > walking on the floor.

> >

> > They have to go together, and it has to be someone who has some

> > knowledge of large birds so they know what they're getting into and

> > want to get into it. Someone who knows nothing might soon get tired

> > of the work and time and energy involved in having such pets. I do

> > not want them to be passed from owner to owner, as they are very

> > intelligent (like a 7 yr old human child) and would feel abandoned.

> > They are very loving and cuddly, but also VERY demanding of time and

> > attention, (like a two year old all their lives)and need things to

> > chew up (such as untreated pine, pine cones, paper) to be content when

> > on their own--they are kind of like ADD kids in that they always have

> > to be doing something to be happy. They are bonded to each other and

> > would die of grief if separated--I tried this and they quit eating.

> >

> > I have over $6000 invested in these birds and cages and I could sell

> > them easily, but I do not want to separate them, or send them to a

> > life of grief. They have met Amma and had her darshan, and I would

> > like them to go to someone who has the same respect for living things

> > that Amma shows and who would give them a long term home, or extended

> > care until they can be placed in an appropriate long term home. I

> > would ask if someone who gets them can contribute something in

> > exchange for the birds, since I do need money to recover from losing

> > my home in the hurricane, but I would give them free to a very ideal

> > home.

> >

> > They will NOT be shipped. Any prospective adoptive family must be

> > willing to come and get them and their large cages. They will NOT go

> > without their cages, which are like their familiar "houses." It will

> > be difficult for them to adjust to a new home environment, but it will

> > be easier if everything does not change for them all at once.

> >

> > They CANNOT live outside in the winter in cages--they are tropical

> > creatures, but they can live outdoors in temperate climates with a

> > properly shielded or enclosed large aviary with a heated area to perch

> > at night. Preference will be given to people with time and love to

> > give them and an aviary would be actually ideal, as they could stay

> > together in it. They cannot be locked up in the same cage, because

> > the Umbrella becomes aggressive sometimes towards the Moluccan and

> > bites her. In a cage, she has no room to get away from this sort of

> > behavior, but in an aviary she could. This is a "sexual maturity"

> > and "flock dominance" thing that WILL NOT CHANGE. They are like

> > sisters who fuss at each other, but truly love each other. When out

> > of their cages, they engage in mutual grooming for long periods of

> > time, and expect to do this each

> > morning and evening.

> >

> > I will need to be sure the home is not a breeder or pet dealer or shop

> > and that means I have to get to know the person adopting them. I will

> > be picky and try to get them the best home they can get, because I owe

> > them that much at least.

> >

> > THEY WILL NOT GO TO ANY BREEDER OR PET DEALER, NOR TO THE "FIRST

> > TAKER" THEY WILL GO TO THE BEST HOME THAT CAN BE FOUND.

> >

> > If you can help me, or put me in contact with anyone who can help me,

> > please e-mail me. I want to help my little flock-family get a good

> > home, and, odd as this may seem, this is my primary worry after the

> > Hurricane--to place my beloved friends in a good home. I want to be

> > happy for them when I give them up, not grieve with and for them.

> >

> > ruthanne

> >

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> > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha!

> >

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> >

> >

> > Mata amritanandamayi

> >

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