with her heart staying in rhythm so every now and then she would have to go and have shocks to get them back right. After this last one she has a massive stroke which cause brain damage. Everything she was hooked up to was reading okay except for her brain. She left us last night at 66. That is the same age as my Mom was when she passed away. Diane, my cousin that is 3 months younger that I am was with her as well as her 2 daughters. I guess we are all in shock right now. Diane and I are as close as sisters and we have been since we were teens. Fredette was always the older sister (Diane's) and treated us like children for years. I always thought she was beautiful! Her husband was a High School Coach but he passed away about 15 years ago. He was some older than she was. She had never remarried or even dated anyone. She was a beautician for many years but had spent the last years working in a bank until she retired. It sure will make you stop and think about your own life. I cried till I was cried out last night. I told Diane today that I thought I was crying for all of us not just Freddie. There has been so many deaths and so much illness in our family in the last few months that is is just scary. I am so afraid that this will push my aunt over the edge. She is having surgery Tuesday and the last time they put her to sleep to do it her blood pressure went so high that they had to wake her up and not do the surgery. My brother is living on a thread. He has had one heart attack after the other and he does not slow down. He has a pacemaker that warns him when to slow down but he does not stop. He is 71. My uncle just passed away a few months ago. I have the 2 aunts left on my Dad's side of the family and that is all. One is having surgery Tuesday and the other is nearly passed going at 78 and is still working as a beautician in her own shop 4 days a week. I am having surgery on my legs for the 4th time in 4 weeks, Monday afternoon. My son just went back to work 2 weeks ago after a heart attack in March, where we almost lost him at 42. I really get the feeling that the Lord is trying to tell us something. The original Tapley family is just about gone. I could only have just the one child because I nearly died having him. I have had problems with my legs since I was pregnant with him 43 yrs ago. I had blood clots during and after I had him very bad because of poor circulation. I still have the same problems which is the problems with my legs now. The blood will go down but the valves in my veins are too weak to let it come back up. I swell and the skin breaks. That is the simple way to put it! I am the only one in the family with that problem that I know of. Right now, I am just scared of what is going to happen next. It seems to never stop. Bless her heart, my Daughter in Law is having the kinds of problems with her family. It just all started at once. I am going to try to get caught up here before I fall all to pieces. Keep me in mind if you can find a cheerful word or two. I could use a little boost right about now. Linda