Doug:
I hope the damage will be less than you fear.
If it is substantial, I offer this - in the full knowledge that it's not adequate comfort:
For reasons I won't bore people here with, I lost over 90% of my personal possessions and collections, three years ago. I was devastated; my whole LIFE was represented there.
But since then, some things have been replaced with duplicates, some things I never owned have surfaced, and I've had many a new adventure in the meantime. Those adventures have led to new friends.
So, it was a terrible thing to have happen, but I'm still here, and a new life has begun. I hope you won't have to start all over again, but if you do, it does get better.
