Hi Bonnie & Jeri, my wife is still breathing & I'm very pleased with that & I'll only ever leave her when she stops it. It's not at all a sad story she played a whistle (comes close to playing a banjo, almost) but she still sings like a bird once & awhile & she's as playfull as ever. I did know a few women though that found breathless squeezebox players the most attractive type of musician. Barry who once tried his hand on a concertina but quickly traded UP to a more free breathing skin tight bodhran.