There you go. Dave said what I wanted to say. He is so good at that. Guess you can tell I was not an English major in college. I am a numbers person, not a word person.

Thanks DejaVu, Dave and Hope!

Dave, as usual you are a font of understanding. Experiencing the challenges from both sides must be part of where you get the empathy that we all appreciate so.

Hope, Your care and concern come shining through! You are right that self-care is an absolute must with so many different things. We really need to take notice and respond to our physical and emotional needs. That was part of why I stayed home and helped from here. I have had to be firm about boundaries concerning late phone calls and short of one night she has honored that. Because What can I possibly do in the middle of the night except get alienated from helping?

DejaVu, Yes, I too am grateful my sister is open to housing. It was partly the impending loss of it that threw her into a tailspin. I just found out last night that she is getting into a more 'permanent' short term solution we had been exploring.

She sounded brighter and more rational on the phone yesterday. Yeah!

Thanks all. I am glad I let you guys know it's not always rainbows and bonbons here in Littlepaw world.