First we have to think of our collector friends and Family members who sadly can not be with us any more, because Christmas will be one of those periods we would have wanted them with us, for those members who have lost a close friend or Family member through Death, I hope you can still enjoy the Christmas break with your memories and other members of the Family, I am sure the forum members will want to wish you well.
My own Family has had problems in as much as my Mother has been making a good recovery from a mild stroke, but still needed my support and as a single Man, I was able to live with her and attend to the house, the Garden and shopping. That was until a Year ago when my Father became quite ill and I came over to help him settle into hospital, then he went straight into a care home and after Six weeks was showing signs of recovery that allowed him to go home. I decided to stay with him until I was happy he could manage on his own. Here we are a Year later and I am still living with him and trying to make regular visits to my Mum to make sure she is OK, how the tables have turned!
I would like to thank all the forum members this last year for your very kind words towards my private problems and I must say without this forum and the many members I would like to think have become friends, I would have gone mad and not been able to cope, but this forum has been a great help in keeping my mind a little more focused than usual, thank you everybody.
Have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Kevin.
