Thank you so much for this post. It is just what I needed to read. That part about it hurts because we hoped so deeply things would change is what resonated with me. For some crazy reason, I kept hanging on to the fact that maybe my AH would get the help he needed and move back in and we'd all live a happy life. I have recently come to the stark realization that that is not going to happen and the only thing I can control is me and get the healing and recovery I need. Letting go of that "hope" is not easy, but it is liberating in a way. I am really looking forward to being on the other side of this.
Great post. Thanks.