Just wanted to say thank you to everyone. I really appreciate all the support through this difficult time. In a nutshell; my parents survived and will be released from the hospital and other family members are going to be taking care of them for now. What a change that is, I've always been the one to rush in and take care of everyone but this time I said no.

Its amazing that when I said no, I wasn't going to stay around for a month how suddently others realized they could. There is a big lesson in that for me. I am learning to still do things for others but not to the point of ignoring my own needs. Balance is the key for me. I've been through a great deal this past year and I really need this time to focus on my own needs or I won't be worth a hoot to anyone including myself.

I've chosen not to weigh in but did take my measurements this morning and I'm losing inches, so I don't need the scale to tell me I'm doing just fine.