(This post is intentionally left vague to protect the parties involved.)
Sometimes you have something wonderful dumped into your lap, and you don't realize it until it's gone.
This has recently happened to me. I was blinded by my ... well, I don't know what. My selfishness? My self-pity party? The mind boggles.
So A.W., I apologize for not realizing things until it was too late. I learned that I need to HTFU. I just wish I hadn't learned it after the fact.