Hi my name is Christine Brackin, Cormier. I was born in Shirley, MA. January 30^th, 1952. My Father Wallace Randall Brackin and my Mother Helen Martha Andreansky, Brackin lived on Fort Devens Army base with my 3 older sisters, Carole, Patricia and Susan. Dad born January 26, 1918 in Newark, NJ. Died April 25, 1990 in Holliston, MA. and Mom born September 1, 1919 in Newark, NJ. Died April 11, 1989 in Framingham, MA.  My Mother and 3 older sisters moved around a lot before I came into the world. Both sisters, Carole Brackin, Wills was born on January 14, 1944 and Patricia Brackin, Alix born February 1, 1947 in Newark, NJ. and Susan Brackin, Tomasetti was born on February 4, 1950 in Panama. The story I’m told by my older sister Carole is that when she came home from school and tried to open the front door it was locked. She tried to get my sister Patti who was 4 and my other sister Sue who was 2 to come to the door and open it. Carole couldn’t get anyone to open the door and couldn’t hear my Mother’s voice. A neighbor came by and tried to help Carole only to see my Mother lying lifeless on the couch through the window. The neighbor called an ambulance and the military police to come open the door. My Mother was hemorrhaging and had passed out. The neighbor took Carole, Patti and Susie to her house while Mom pregnant with me was rushed to the hospital. Mama told us later that we both almost died that day and a priest was brought in to give her last rights. Meantime Dad almost had a heart attach trying to get to the hospital. Mama had to have a C-section and I was fine. Mama had to stay in the hospital almost 2 weeks so Dad had to take care of my three sisters. While Mama and I were in the hospital Carole contracted chicken pox and it spread to Patti and Susie too. Now when Mama came home with me and Dad had to go back to work she not only had to take care of a newborn but three little sick kids! Oh how my Mother was tested!