Welcome to the group John,
you will have lots of people answering a few of your questions. This site is awesome at helping out and sharing. i just use what is at my feet when i get up or responses from other members of my family and what they see. they have been here to see me hit bottom and 2 brain surgeries and everything in between. Monitoring daily my progress was a difficult journey as my short term memory gave me and still does many days worth of grief to say the least. Doctors said a year to the rest of my life for parts to heal and some may never heal as i would like but i can function pretty good and improving every month. Baby steps still but i will take what i get dealt and be happy to wake up every day to a new day. hope you find your answers here. Have a blessed day.