Hello everyone, I have been absent from the list the last couple of months for a good reason. In early January I devloped double pneumonia. My wife Diana, took me to Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Mo. I was examined in the emergency room and then sent to intensive care. By this time I was so weak and out of it I wasn't sure what was going on. I later learned that it was a life & death matter and I would have died if my wife hadn't taken action. I spent a total of eleven days in intensive care and managed to pull through. After my recovery my doctor recommended I have a heart catheterization test done. This is where the inject dye in a main artery in your upper thigh. The tech. is then able to take a CD recording of your heart function. They discovered that I had three blocked arteries to my heart. I then was scheduled for heart surgery at UMC Hospital in Columbia, Mo. Well the surgery went as well as expected and I will have about eight weeks of recovery and Cardiac Rehab. I would have informed my list members earlier but things happened fast and they were some tough times. This is and always has been one of the best e-mail lists on Rootsweb. It can run by it's self in need to cases. This in part is due to some of my experienced members that have been with me from the start. Through many thoughts and prayers from family,friends, and co-workers it made a tough ordeal easier to handle. Also if my loyal list members had known I am sure I would have had your thoughts & prayers. In time I hope to be back to my old self if not even better. I was asked by doctors & nurses if I had ever had a heart attack, to which my reply was no. I am not a diabetic, I am overweight some, I was a former smoker having quit six years ago, and I do have a sometimes stressful job as a Corrections Officer. So some of my bad habits caught up with me and the worst part was putting off seeing a doctor. So in closing list members don't make some of the mistakes I have. I am happy to be back and look forward to one of my main hobbies of Cagle genealogy. Earl D. Cagle List Administrator