Yeah, I don't know what would have happened if it had continued, but I suspect it would not have lasted... OW was TOO ready to back away (if she really is, that is) when it was exposed. It still may be underground... but his words to MIL say that they have agreed to back off for now. I HOPE he's not lying to his mother after that great exchange they had where he FINALLY told her the truth about what he has been doing (although still face saving - "I WAS going to tell you, you just didn't give me a chance."
Stand up is not the word for it. IF my M is saved, she (AND FIL) will be a BIG part of it - a HUGE part of it and I will NEVER be able to repay them for their commitment and love and support.
And if my M still fails, I (and they) can stand proud and say we did the best fighting we could and we're going to go to our graves knowing there was nothing else that could be done.
DH and I were trying to have a baby... and that's a LONG LONG LONG way off from being thought of now... but if we did, we'd really have to consider changing the name we had picked out to honor them. Don't know how I'd combine their names, though. Hers is very feminine and his is very masculine. LOL