I feel absolutely gutted for you pal
I read your post and just tried to imagine how I would feel in your position> If you dont need the money desperately then consider sticking it in store and coming back to it at a later date . youll probably have more time in the future. I dont know your situation but when I was working full time ,had 3 kids and a mortgage etc I would have found it hard . But its not like that forever.
Regards
Adrian