Thanks Marie, I felt your hug.
Aexbf has reached out to his sister too so he is now including family members in his recovery.
I had a random thought today (before you mentioned the animal kingdom)which may make you laugh or not.
When I was a little girl I loved cats.
We had lots of wild ones around the neighborhood.
I spent my spare time taming wild cats & kittens, building up their trust & eventually they became tame & I kept them as pets & loved them forever.
Maybe I was born a codie lol.