Like WC, there is no way for me to know when/if you're ready to handle more responsibilities on your own, but I bet you likely can handle more than you think.

I don't have kids. It's just my hubby, pet, and me. My husband does work full-time, so I'm used to being home alone with my pet during the week days. But around six months ago my husband had to go to Europe for two weeks for business. I was home totally alone with my bird boy. I did have some people I could visit and that could visit me during that period. I asked for the visits, for support. Can you arrange this? I also created an itinerary of things to do to ensure I wasn't just hiding in bed all day.

I don't know how old your kids are. Are they very little (infant to 5 years old)? If not, they could and should be a support to you and each other almost as much as you being a support to them. It could be an opportunity to ask them to "step up" temporarily and be that support. "Support your mother when your dad is away. I really need you to!" Or at least I'd hope so. I never had kids, but believe at 5 years old I "stepped up" on occasion. Though I was 5 in the mid 1970s. My siblings were 10.5 and 12.5 at that time. Perhaps kids are not the same now, but there is no reason why they couldn't be. My mother didn't have a mental illness, but she had bad epilepsy. I helped her avoid near seizures many times as a kid. It was important. I knew it then.

When my hubby was away in Europe for two weeks, we regularly checked in with each other through Viber or other video type communications.