Farewell to a Decidedly Eventful 2024 and a Wish for All for 2025 by Debra H. Goldstein

When 2024 began, it appeared that all but one thing would be status quo. The only change would be the birth of a new grandchild in April. That child, a boy, arrived as planned and immediately charmed everyone by being easy going.  

For me, writing became complicated when my Sarah Blair series ended and a new book I wrote didn’t sell. But things worked out in the end. Because of time constraints, I concentrated on short stories. As of today, nine new ones are slated to appear in anthologies and periodicals in 2025, but that count will probably go up. A traditional publisher is also bringing out a collection of some of my older short stories. It should be available in February.

So, it appeared that 2024 would be an uneventful year, but things changed at the end of October. Out of the clear blue, my husband developed significant health problems beyond the movement issues associated the Parkinson’s that necessitated him using a walker for the past few years. He was in and out of the hospital and skilled rehab three times within five weeks. On November 5, with our four children and me with him, he peacefully passed away. Consequently, 2024 became the year that for any of us, things will never be the same in the future. Happily, we treasure the years we had with him and appreciate how we pulled together during those last few weeks (our kids flew or drove in and out of Birmingham constantly), so he knew how much he was loved.

Our road in 2024 ended in a manner none of us could have predicted last January, but now, as our family looks forward, they all join me in wishing you and yours a healthy, happy, prosperous, and uneventful 2025.

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