Great to see you on Emma, how are you feeling? The lists we are on are so quiet, remember when we had so many, saying so much and we went on and on for days? I miss all the fun we used to have and great things we talked about! Yes, Sassafras is reddish, orange and there is an old country store that sells licorice, sassafras, root beer, lemon and a few other herb type drops-I bought Mom some root beer ones, her favorite. Seems everyone has allergies this spring so the drops are good for us choking and sneezing. Mom will be 90 in September, and when they told us to get to the hospital and say our good byes last July we thought we had lost her-then they said she might last six months-so we took her home and she has been amazing-she is healthy and wonderful-less med's and just her mobility is limited,from the lumbar spinal stenosis and neuropathy. She can't see well as she has macular degeneration but at times she can see better than others--we keep her busy and I think bringing her home and all of her children taking care of her made her get well! The six months have come and gone and she has been healthy and no signs of further illness or cancer spreading--we pray to the Lord that she will go to him in her sleep and not suffer. We had Father John's cough medicine and cod liver oil, during the winters when we were small-that is all the medicine we ever had back then--maybe St. Joseph baby aspirin when they came out. Helen