diff --git a/playable/Assets/Scripts/playerController.cs b/playable/Assets/Scripts/playerController.cs
index 081c336..d643c2d 100644
--- a/playable/Assets/Scripts/playerController.cs
+++ b/playable/Assets/Scripts/playerController.cs
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ public class playerController : MonoBehaviour {
 	public float dashTime;
 	public float dashWait;
 	public float minY;
-	public float deathTimer = 3.0f;
-	public Vector3 respawnArea;
-	public Vector2 randRes;
-
-
 
 
 	private float displayedHealth = 3; //currently displayed health
@@ -52,9 +47,12 @@ public class playerController : MonoBehaviour {
 	private bool canDash = true;
 	private float lastDash = 0.0f;
 	private bool stopDash = false;
-	private bool droppedCandy = false;
-
-
+	public float deathTimer = 3.0f;
+	bool droppedCandy = false;
+	public bool heartBlack = false;
+	public bool heartColor = true;
+	public bool dead = false;
+	public float heartTimer = 0.0f;
 
 
 
@@ -157,6 +155,12 @@ public class playerController : MonoBehaviour {
 
 				heartCanister.transform.position = heartPos;
 				hearts.Add(heartCanister); //adds heart to list
+
+				if (heartBlack == true && heartColor == false){
+					heartCanister.guiTexture.color = Color.black;		
+				
+				//else (heartCanister.guiTexture.color = Color.red);	
+				}
 			}//end for
 
 		displayedHealth = health;
@@ -169,35 +173,48 @@ public class playerController : MonoBehaviour {
 
 	private void death()
 	{ 
-		if (health <= 0) 
-			if (deathTimer > 0)
-		{
-			deathTimer -=Time.deltaTime;
-			if (!droppedCandy){
-				Instantiate (newCandy, transform.position + Vector3.up, transform.rotation);
-				droppedCandy = true;
+			if (health <= 0|| dead ==true) {
+			dead = true;
+			if (dead == true){
+				heartColor = false;
+				heartBlack = true;
+				heartTimer += Time.deltaTime;
+				if (heartTimer >=1.5f){
+					health = 1;
+				}
+				if (heartTimer >=2.5f){
+					health = 2;
+				}
 			}
-			transform.position = new Vector3 (0,-50,0);
-			//gameObject.active = false;
-
-			if(deathTimer <=0)
-			   {
-				//gameObject.active = true;
-
-
-
-				//Vector3 spawnPos = new Vector3 (Random.Range (-20.0f, 20.0f), 15.0f, 0); //picks random position
-				Vector3 spawnPos = respawnArea;
-				spawnPos.x = Random.Range(randRes.x,randRes.y);
-				health = 3; //resets life
-				transform.position = spawnPos; //changes position
-				rigidbody2D.velocity = Vector2.zero;
-				deathTimer = deathTimer + 3.02f;
-				droppedCandy = false;
-
-			}		
-		}//end if
-	}//end death
+			if (deathTimer > 0) {
+				deathTimer -= Time.deltaTime;
+				if (!droppedCandy) {
+					Instantiate (newCandy, transform.position + Vector3.up, transform.rotation);
+					droppedCandy = true;
+				}
+				transform.position = new Vector3 (0, -50, 0);
+				if (deathTimer <= 0) {
+					Vector3 spawnPos = new Vector3 (Random.Range (-20.0f, 20.0f), 15.0f, 0); //picks random position
+					health = 3; //resets life
+
+					transform.position = spawnPos; //changes position
+					rigidbody2D.velocity = Vector2.zero;
+					deathTimer = deathTimer + 3.02f;
+					heartTimer = heartTimer - 3.00f;
+					droppedCandy = false;
+					heartBlack = false;
+					dead = false;
+					heartColor = true;
+				}		
+			}//end if
+
+
+			/*else if (hearts <= 0) {
+				dead = true;
+				}*/
+
+		}//end death
+	}
 
 	private void applyPlayerDirection(float moveHorizontal)
 	{