Thanks for visiting my thread D4ML!! How did those muffins turn out? They sound awesome!
I don't know about where you are, but here in Florida we have the blood pressure cuffs in grocery stores--I had to check mine for my class and I still have really low blood pressure (but that is normal for me).
You will be very happy to figure out the things you did to get you here--it's empowering. The key being, it is only you that CAN change. The downward spiral didn't happen overnight, and it doesn't matter how it started--it took two.
Make sure to forgive yourself for whatever problems you brought--did you do it purposefully? Of course not. And neither did your H. We are all just human, bringing our baggage together, and doing our best--sometimes we do well, and sometimes we don't. The goal always is to do better as we learn how.
Keep in mind who you are, and more important, who you will be in the future.