This is awful. I'm so sorry! Soon, can you begin to work on not letting this event ruin/negate all of the positive work that the two of you did together?
I know that is very, very difficult not to 'split it all black', but you guys DID accomplish some good things while you were working together that needn't be lost.
YOU did that work, (((Mary Alice))), and deserve to retain the positive benefits. That freefall feeling will recede in time = please try to 'observe' it instead of give into it, (again, I know, a VERY difficult thing to do, but you are strong enough if anyone is = I truly believe that).
Keep talking to us; we'll be here to help you work thru. this very big disappointment - (even I think they are kind of chicken sh$t for doing this...grrr...).
Most sincerely, Jill
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