Hasn't 2010 been one of the suckiest years you can remember? Maybe there is some truth to that 2012 end of the world thing. Maybe God has a plan of where and with who we are supposed to be when that happens. Maybe God's lining up all the people going North and all the people going South for the bus trip to make it more manageable. LOL.
Seriously, this rock bottom thing is a killer. My H has given no indication of hitting rock bottom as of yet, but I know I am early into the game, as are you. And the OW? How long do you think they'll stay around being the buoy for someone in our H's condition. Any sane person would get sick of that after awhile. Correction, anyone who didn't have the history with the person we have. I don't know where their rock bottom is, but mine, I'm afraid, is in sight.
Latch on with both paws and hang on. As Betty Davis said, "It's going to be a bumpy ride."