Helen,
I just seem to be full of jokes and humor except when someone as near and dear as you needs it most

. I am sending you warm thoughts, good vibes and trying hard to think of a good joke just for you!
I have a Japanese gentleman that I worked with at two major US corporations and he is now CEO for a bottled water company that extracts mineral water from deep in the ocean. He does not deal with Americans now days and he wants to keep in practice so periodically he sends me lists of jokes and asks me what they mean. I look at them and try to tell him in non-English (American version) terms why they are funny. We sometimes exchange the same one back and forth a few times until he gtes it. I will have to copy you on some of them just for kicks.
I am hoping for the absolute best for you and I have been studying your current challenges so I can understand what you are going through and dealing with.
Lots of love,
Ed