Me, Reworked

I am a 37 year old mother of five whose life has been turned upside down in the past few years upon being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).  My youngest is now four, and the eldest nearly 19(how’d that happen?)  We try to embrace a more natural way of life (not always successfully) and leave a small footprint on our planet.  We have lots of room for improvement, and we’re always looking for ways to make positive changes in our lives and our world.  This disease has wreaked havoc on our world, quite frankly, and many of our natural ideals were tossed out the window.  My dear husband could not deal with the reality of a sick wife and as such has removed himself from the picture to enjoy his mid-life crisis on the Isle of Denial.  I struggle as a single mother to get by on disability and without a partner, and this is my space to whine.