Hi Steven
Really sorry to hear about your mother's ill-health. I hope that you and the rest of the family are managing to cope alright.
I've said it before, but it bears repeating; take your time over the fork to the new SLG. Personally, I would be more than happy for it to make an appearance sometime in the New Year.
Re exchanges, I must agree with you on that. It's better for SLG to be on as few as possible prior to the fork; it just makes for less hassle.
However, if people really feel the need for SLG to be on an exchange, may I recommend one that I used to use last year, but which subsequently closed down upon change of ownership, namely NovaExchange. This is still undergoing a re-furb, but is set to re-open its doors very soon, and will be accepting coin listing applications.
Take care, buddy.
Sterling Sentinel