@aprilchristy Hello, I knew someone in high school who was named Christy and was born in April. I know it is not you, but she was a great influence in my life. There is so much going on in your life. Sometimes people have one challenge and all of sudden, it cascades into a waterfall of challenges.

The other day a doctor asked me a question about a procedure I had done in 2021. Days later, I found myself hiding from everyone (sometimes at this computer) crying and remembering everything that has gone bad in the last two years. All of the trauma and uncertainty in my life just came out from a simple straightforward question. It was certainly not his fault. The point of this, is that I can really focus on one thing and work on it at a time. Sounds like you are doing that.

I have been lucky to have some great friends who listen to me drone on through some tough times. But I try to give them a break. So my advice is don't judge too harshly. Maybe just making sure they know how much they mean to you in these tough times...maybe do something social and that is issue free? like a movie night, game night (my friends are all over the place).

Like @colleenyoung mentioned, I hope writing about all this has helped. I know you have worked so hard. My advice may be off, ultimately, I feel usually people know what to do but sometimes need a sounding board.