Dej, I'm late reading this and it's all come and gone before I butt in.
But it all sounds very stressful. Had it been me, I'm afraid I would have bought a nice big bar of chocolate, rented a good film and sat at home.
If I need a support group, I just log on here. I know I can flit in and out of here, pick what I read about and know that if I need help, someone will try to pitch in.
Leave the Avon lady to her thing. Walk away...