Sorry to hear about your bird. =( Birds tend to mask illness and by the time they act or look sick they're most of the time too far gone.

I was only unemployed for three months before finding a job. Yes, it's a shitty fast food job but I took what I could get so I wasn't homeless. The job market sucks so I know what you mean about that. Just keep your head up. Things will get better.

Not too sure if there's "no fault" divorce laws in your state but that does NOT require both parties to sign the paper work to make the divorce legal. it doesn't typically cost too much. My divorce cost under 800. If she didn't check with state laws already, I would see if you can get her to do that.