Hope is a beautiful thing.
Hope is not a Plan.
There are many, many "Success Stories?" threads right here on this forum, but the main thing to understand is that if you want success defined in a certain way, you are limiting your outlook.
Of the success stories of that ilk that I've seen/heard of, it has only happened when BOTH partners work vigorous and individual recoveries.
Consider, too, that if everything turns out perfect, people don't always hang around a support forum long enough to tell about it.