Sweet tiny Isabelle decided to leave for the Bridge all on her own, to be with her cagemate Pearl who recently won the race of oldies heading towards the Rainbow Bridge. My daughter Mary found her curled up peacefully in her hammock. I let all her ferret friends in 3 groups visit her before burying her beside sweet Pearl beneath the apple trees in the backyard. I am traveling tomorrow to Eugene OR for some heart procedures to determine if I need heart surgery. I thought it was stress. It has been 2 years since my husband passed away and his estate is still stuck in Probate and probably will be for another year. The stress has been enormous (plus raising 5 teenagers alone) but according to the doctor there's something else going on. I haven't been on the computer for a week and probably won't be for a while. Please keep me and my family in your thoughts and prayers. Nancy in Oregon [Posted in FML 7611]