Since 2012 I have had some very difficult things to deal with. The declining health of my mother and step father. Several spells of weeks spent visiting them in hospital, dealing with social services and financial institutions. At times it seemed never ending. The whole thing is so exhausting. During that time I often felt how much harder it would have been had I not had someone at home keeping the wheels turning, listening to me complaining and giving me a shoulder to cry on. Not twice as hard, but ten times harder.
As we come to the end of this year, things are much easier to cope with and I am so grateful for all I have.
I would love to hear who has been your savour this year and why.
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Gransnet is my saviour, OH is worse than useless in anything emotional he just wont talk about it. He would do the ferrying around and some practical stuff but to discuss any worries I might have he just does not want to know. 
Oh, I like the sound of a pet gay italian teacher saviour. 
Marmight it's just knowing that there's someone you can call to help out with the sorts of things you mention that's a relief isn't it? Glad to hear you've got that sorted - and yes, there may have been a 
if you hadn't mentioned he's gay. 
My Wonderful Man is the quintessential DIYer (even as I write he's on the roof of the extension sorting something out). His temperament and character are very different from mine, but I think we complement each other because of it; sort of two halves of a whole. I would never describe him as my saviour, but he is my rock and still my dearest and closest friend. [warm fuzzies emoticon]
Nina, I think it might be you in your family!! 
DH is my rock too and I dread finding myself without him. Although, yesterday afternoon he really got on my nerves! 
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DH is an absolute star! He has not only supported me through a particularly difficult six months but when DD found herself on the verge of being homeless he did all the groundworks for the mobile home we bought, fixed her car and is always on hand with his DIY talents. Sometimes I worry that he's pushing himself too hard physically but this place would grind to a halt without him.
He is stubborn, outspoken (he could teach Prince Philip a thing or two) and would happily vote for UKIP he he thought it would wind me up!!
He's not my saviour - there are days when he drives me to distraction but we are a good team and he puts up me.
merlot I love your last sentence!!! 
Mrs. P of course
Can't complain, he is very good at DIY and can sort any problem that arises. He drives me everywhere I want to be without moaning and will go shopping with me even if he stands at the end of aisles rather than alongside 
Yikes! Lona. Just spotted the missing word. 
He should be so lucky!!
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