Dammit Lix..that one got me. I was fine till they started talking about heart surgery. My younger brother(only sibling) has Marfands Syndrome. Most people haven't heard of it. It's basically a degenerative disaease that attacks connective tissues. At 14 months..the tissue that holds your lens in place in your eyes broke...he also has a mile case of glaucoma. At 18 he had surgery at Johns Hopkins to repair an aortic anneurysim (sp) he had 2 inches of the Aorta and the valve replaced. Dad's insurace took care of all but a tiny bit of it.. so we weren't that bad off. But the scare of having someone you love under the knife, and technically dead for a few seconds is enough to make anyone scared to death. Thankfully he came through with flying colors..is married and just turned 25.