Goodbye to a topsy-turvy year 


IT’S time to bid 2025 goodbye. And it’s not a fond adieu from me. It will be remembered as a year of loss and tragedy by many people, I’m sure.

My family had our personal loss with the passing of my mother. But while her demise was something we were bracing for as she suffered from many ailments and dementia, for many people, their loss of loved ones was unexpected and shocking.

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