Goodbye to my Annus Horribilis. How was your year, lol!?

I would describe our year as similar to the Curate’s egg, mainly as a result of health problems - hoping for an improvement this year.

RosiesMaw
I wasn't making light of anyone else's situation - just my own. I have had a terrible year but I'm trying to be hopeful. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

Hev61
I'm really sorry to hear of your loss. It must be difficult to bear. Things will get better in time. It's about taking one day at a time, and eventually you will turn a corner. Take good care of yourself.

I'm not sure that "LOL" is going to be appropriate for many of us particularly those who have experienced an annus horribilis

So very sorry for anyone who has had a difficult time recently. It’s been a rough year for our family through an illness with a loved one. I personally have found it very upsetting as I’m a distance away. I think because I could not be physically closer it caused stress and anxiety and a lot of tears. Not just from me but my husband too as he worries about me.
After months of illness feeling dreadful I was diagnosed with COPD which is now being treated and stabilised thankfully. So yes I was glad to see the back of 2023 and hope this year is better.

My year was awful. First My husband had bowel cancer and was having horrendous chemotherapy treatment. My sister's husband died in February, my brother in law ( deceased sister's husband) died in march. A friend's husband died in April. After chemotherapy treatment a scan showed husbands cancer had spread to liver. More chemo had. In July my husband told his cancer had spread to bones and nothing more could be done to treat it. You have several months to live he was told. 5 weeks later at beginning of September he died. I'm heartbroken.