Sounds like you have your head right. That dictates everything.Keep up the good work, listen to the vets,answer their questions.

Best if luck

R 25 years
M 14 years
S11 & S13
Working on it alone since Oct 2014
M in trouble a lot earlier (~2 years)
Feb 2016. 1st R chat in a yr.
Next R chat Aug'17
Still together