It's been four years.
The pain diminishes.
The love does not.
Looking at that entry for the first time in a very long time, I am warmed again by the love and support my LJ community offered me in those very dark days. I have lost touch with many people since then, as my emotional energy dwindled and the challenges of life left me with few resources to be meaningfully engaged with others here. . . but I will be forever grateful.