I'm sorry to hear about your mum; I know we all have to go through it sometime but it must be so painful!
I hope you're keeping up with your running and I'm glad you're in stage two although I didn't realise there were stages. I'd imagined that I'd wake up one morning and be better! Heheheh Yeah I know, bit too optimistic but that what gets me through. I may be in stage two myself because I am feeling better than I did, am able to do more and have more energy! Is this stage two? I do get worse days than others still though when doing things is hard. How many stages are there anyway?
This forum is good though I've had my moments when it's got me down too but I've learnt to not think I have to take every single piece of advice now but to use my own common sense. Glad you found it and are getting better and you've helped me out a lot too.