@defiant30! I'm so happy you are here and have found value in this post. I hope you truly take to heart the message that you are not alone. What you're doing for your mother inspires all of us.

Contact me dearsteemy@gmail.com so I can reach back out to you once the post closes :)

I am very glad to hear that you plan on continuing to write, I have found that writing can be great therapy and can also help build communities of support.

There are a lot of resources available on Steemit that you can use to help get you to where you want to go.