Mara, Sorry to hear about you mother. Take your time we all understand what you are doing and how difficult a task it is to take care of a loved one, especially a parent. Godd luck and Best Wishes, Richard Howlett On Wednesday, May 31, 2000 3:44 PM, Mara French [SMTP:FrenchFamilyAssociation@compuserve.com] wrote: > To everyone trying to reach the French Family Association: > > I apologize for not answering your communication in a timely manner. > My 91-year old mother had a massive stroke followed by a seizure and > was in the ICU for several weeks. She is now at home and we alternate > taking care of her. It has been a very difficult, painful emergency for our > family. > > I've decreased my work schedule to 4 days per week and intend to work > on French genealogy all day Fridays. > > I'll now be attending to your communication. Please excuse the delay. > > Best regards, > Mara French > > PS. For anyone wanting to join the FFA or know more about it, please > wait until August for inquiries so that I can catch up with our present > members. At that time, I'll send email describing the FFA. > > ______________________________