Annus Horribilis: A never ending cascade of parental illness. Ovarian cancer, prostate cancer and now Alzheimer's. The last is nothing short of a slow motion horror film of the conscious, and yet not conscious, downward slope of confusion and forgetting. Countless flights to England. Moving from Florida. Endless worry and stress. And yet - the opportunity to be the person I aspire to be.Annus Mirabilis: The steady unfolding of our plans. The children thrive, the wind blows, the snow falls, the roses bloom, the dogs play, the cat purrs. Our [...]