My wife loved freehand, past tense, but it won't run anymore, it's just too old for the system. I started with Freehand 2.0 originally, but was converted to Illustrator when I hired an artist who was only familiar with Illy, and had to edit his work sometimes. Shortly, I just switched over to Illy, and haven't looked back. Of course there are some things I miss, but so what, it's gone, get over it I told myself. I think Pierre's answer might be your best bet, but if it helps, I do find that Illy opens my old Freehand files... good luck.
Steve