After almost 3 years in limbo of separation, I finally have a divorce date in court in December!

The past year was brutal: my ex-wife completely broke down, her drinking increased to a level that child protection services decided that the kids are no longer safe with her. She spent 5 months this year in hospital but because she keeps cancelling therapy the moment she's feeling a little better she keeps going back to alcohol as her method of stress relieve. It's gotten so bad that she had several epileptic shocks from withdrawal.

Until now I've tried my best to maintain a connection of the kids with their mom but my optimism is vanishing that she'll be able to live on her own and take care of the kids in the next few years