Sweetie,
Not only do I respect you...I admire you. Your wisdom, support, and encouragement are invaluable to me as well as many others.
As I have heard in the past, there may be snow in the mountain but there's fire in the furnace. Sue, your furnace is full steam ahead.
Sorry to hear about your Mom's decline. You will always have the memories of the "better" times in your heart.
Please give Ray a hug from me and Kristi. Good and not so good days come with the territory - another side-affect of stroke that we are left with no matter what age.