Bad luck, but it’s a sign of the times I suppose--although that's no comfort to you.
17 years must be some sort of record in this day and age… Back in early 2009 I found looking for a job was a fulltime occupation that in the end didn’t bear fruit. However, after pulling my hair out and getting myself in a right state, I finally took the opportunity to ‘diversify’ and it’s the best thing that I have ever done, although financially I’ve never been so poor
In my extremely humble (and totally irrelevant) opinion, look upon it as just that, an opportunity… and keep yer chin up!