Yes, bigAl. I am searching the www for a new support system. So far I have found a Swifter Picker Upper, but I haven't measured the handle length yet.
He wants to be very sure that he is still just 100% a man if you know what I mean. I want to help with that, but he turns me down! Seriously, I think that injury is the reason we have been together the last year, he couldn't leave after that happened, or at least it would have been nearly impossible to leave then. So as tough as it's been to deal with, I still thank the Lord to have had this extra time to work on me/us/marriage. I do wish I would have been smarter all this time and made better use of what was given me. Any suggestions to be smarter? or how to hang in there?
Live your life while you are still living. Riding the trail less traveled.
Seriously, I think that injury is the reason we have been together the last year, he couldn't leave after that happened, or at least it would have been nearly impossible to leave then. So as tough as it's been to deal with, I still thank the Lord to have had this extra time to work on me/us/marriage. I do wish I would have been smarter all this time and made better use of what was given me. Any suggestions to be smarter? or how to hang in there? 
