As I said above to DDay, we can only do our best with what we are given. I'm not trying to sound fatalistic, at least I don't think so. We all need to understand there are just some things we cannot help.
I realized that am forgetting one of my favorite sayings, from the Dirty Harry movies, "A man's gotta' know his limitations."
(On the other hand, I say all of this now, but don't be surprised if I get worked up over this again later, with some other new development in this drama.)