IPhoto rebuilding stopped in process, now photos gone :(

I was doing the usual on iPhoto, tagging faces and editing.  Then I received the error message saying that my iPhoto had suddenly become unreadable.  So, taking the advice off of another discussion, I attempted to rebuild my iPhoto.  Everything was going great at first, but then all of a sudden it stopped its process.  I open iPhoto and only a fourth of my original pictures are there!  I have some photos backed up, but not all of them.  Please tell me I didn't lose all my pictures!  Do I need to rebuild again?  Thank you in advance!

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

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