Bonnie - I agree with Amy - it is great progress for Teri to be able to take her boys to school and pick them up! My son was barely able to take his daughter to school a couple of times a week and then he would come home and sleep until it was time to go pick her up. We are so anxious to see hopeful signs and they seem so slow in coming. I was struck by Teri's description of the pain in one of your posts. She had used the exact words my son had a few days before and it made me see how real it was. Doing household chores, laundry, prescription runs, etc. has helped me to focus on something other than how my son is doing. Bonnie, if we lived closer I would be suggesting a "mother's day out" for us. You've been doing so much for her and it's obvious how much you love her but maybe you need a break yourself - maybe a bubble bath, chocolate, a good book, sudoku puzzles or just doing something special for YOU!