Thank you Anna, I'd like to think there's hope. Today I was putting mail for her on her dresser and I see a piece of paper with my hand writing in the trash can on top of all the trash. It was a loving note I wrote her 20 years ago that she's kept in her jewelry box. It hurt a lot to see it there.
I'm so sorry...I can imagine how painful that was to see. It's not exactly the same situation, but my H always kept a photo of me from our first date tucked inside an organizer he uses for work. It was there nearly 20 years also, but at some point over the last year, he got rid of it. It does hurt. But it's just something they do. I hope you picked up your letter from the trash and kept it. She might regret tossing it someday.