I'd also really hate to lose the last game that I have where I play alongside many of you. Seems like you and I have played in quite a few games over the years, Voda, but this is the last one still going.
Couldn't we elect a DM from amongst ourselves, or maybe even have two or three who switch off as DMs every couple of months? Without Yttermayn's material, we'd probably need to do a "soft restart" where we assume that the characters have returned home again to re-supply and stuff, and then start a new adventure. That's one idea anyway.