Hi Koo! I know this sounds terribly UNoriginal of me to say, but I just wanted to comment that I agree 110% with what Annemarie and Sharron said. They wrote the type of things I would have written (well, aside from the parts about knowing Chris, since obviously I've never met him). At any rate, these two ladies made nothing but excellent points and observation, so I will simply, and humbly, second them. :) You are an amazing wife and mother, and you deserve all good things in life. Remember to take care of YOU, along with taking care of Chris and Gabriel. Your faithful reader and occasional commentor, Shari in California P.S. My mom and I are caregivers for my dad, who is 85 years old and has advanced COPD, plus the early stages of dementia. He certainly does not need the type of care Chris does, but I can still empathize with what it feels like, in general, to take care of an ill and/or disabled loved one. :(