Dear Betti--glad to hear you have found a counselor--to be the channel in that way is certainly appropriate under the circumstances you describe. I hope your father's neuor returns soon and also is helpful. Does your mother have any respite care so she can get quite away for a little while? And thank you for the kind words about the poems I shared. So many folks have responded that it quite overwhelms me, and I'm glad I took the risk of posting them--Hey David Boots---see what you started, letting those feelings loose <grin> Keep us posted how things go, and others would surely be interested in any coping techniques you discover, since you are not alone with this problem. Camilla Flintermann, Oxford,OH