How has 2018 treated you?

[YorkshireIndie]

Just feeling like this year will never end and was wondering how everyone's year has been?

My 2018 has consisted of grandparents in and out of hospital with sadly one of them passing away, my cousin whose daughter was a flower girl at my wedding tried very hard to be unhelpful and then I have two non fault accidents within three weeks of each other!!! Plus to top it off I am sure the car shared by DP and myself if trying to die on us or at the very most cost us ££££

So cheer me up (or keep me company with how much worse can this year get) - has anyone had a good year?

I'm in the "2018 can fuck off" camp.

DS nearly died at 3 weeks old in January. Will now be in and out of hospital for the rest of his life as a cardiac and renal patient, possibly neuro too but we wait to see if that will be the case.

Friends of ours have had a 3rd failed attempt at IVF and that's it, they won't be able to have their own children.

DH's DGF died in the summer, DSIL's DF died 2 weeks ago.

I got smacked with PTSD from what happened to DS earlier in the year and am on antidepressants and psychology counselling.

I'm so over this year. And I thought previous years were bad!!

Ups and downs for me. Probably the best year out of a few.

Sorted out all previous problems with DP and now have a happy relationship with us.
Finally got my own home.
My studying is almost coming to an end (finally)!
Have got a part time job that works round nursery hours for my little one.

I've had a few general downs over the year but nothing major. It's definitely been better than the past few!

January to September - great, no problems.. September onwards has been hellish, forced from our home by a nightmare neighbour, dh attempted suicide and we're stuck on people's sofas. Trying to find a new home. Please let 2019 be better..

It's been a pretty good year actually. A new medication has put my ulcerative colitis into complete remission for the first time ever and that's really been life changing. The only downside is that I have to take it by IV infusion every right weeks but that's not so bad.

DS started university this fall, so I've been missing him a bit. His younger sister was quite happy to remove all of his things from the bathroom they share, so not everyone is miffed about it.

A truck picking up some goods I was donating to a charity backed into the front of our garage and did some damage to it. Fortunately we were home when it happened and were able to get them to pay for the repairs.

Sorry to hear about your unhelpful cousin and ailing car. In my experience the best thing to do with the car is to trade it in before it gets worse. No advice on the cousin. 😊

I have had a relentlessly grim year as well. My dad died in Jan and it has continued in that vein thereafter. My beloved aunt was diagnosed terminal in Sept and I have been in and out of hosp with my youngest all year. He has complex needs and we spent most of the summer hols in hosp and our holiday went out the window. We are still arguing with the insurers to get our money back !
Every single thing I have planned seems to have fallen apart and I am not holding my breath for a good Christmas either tbh as both the youngest are ill at present.
But I am still standing and getting through one day at a time . It is character building my lovely husband says ! Really hope next year is better for you Yorkshire and Youboggle.

Hotstepper sending hugs and hope you find a new home soon and that your dh is okay x

Ups and downs. My beloved nana died in January quite suddenly, I miss her so much, especially now because she loved Christmas.

Spent most of the year pregnant and had my beautiful DS in September!

DD has amazed me with her progress, she's a profoundly deaf cochlear implant user and has been working so hard on her listening and speech. It's tough for her but she's so resilient and tries so hard.

Mixed ... mostly humdrum, tried changing jobs but hated it, now trying again. Sad that today my DS1 and his Aussie girlfriend have sent off their visa application to move to Australia when her visa runs out but happy that he has met the most perfect partner and we adore her (and he's going to propose at Xmas!)

Happy that DD1 married her beautiful wife in September, sad that DD1 has a disease that is progressing much more rapidly than we expected and we are not sure what the future will hold. Good bits, sad bits...
Grateful that I still have a loving family...

Thank you. I am trying my damn hardest to be all chirpy for next year but I am nervous for how I'll feel a year on from the worst time in our lives.

I nearly died, I still can't come to terms with it.
I've had some very shit years, but this one has been terrifying, then humbling. I feel lucky and unlucky, it's very odd feeling like that.

@thesunwillout I'm so sorry, that sounds terrifying. I get the thing about feeling lucky and unlucky at the same time. People say I should feel lucky my DS is still here. I feel unlucky that it even happened to us in the first place.

Awful year. My daughter died. My cat died. At least other years have had some ups with the downs but not this year.

@ItIsChristmasTime to your Daughter and your cat 🐱

2018 can absolutely fuck off. I was done with it by the end of summer, then October happened. I'm tapping out. Bye 2018, won't miss you at all.

Youbogglemymind, I understand that totally.
Thankyou for commenting, I've been diagnosed with PTSD too, your post resonated with my thoughts.
I send my best to you and your son xx

I’m so very sorry you lost your daughter ItsChristmasTime

I lost a dear Grandfather and nearly my Dad. My husband has added another chronic incurable illness to the list and has been having suicial thoughts. But we had the most beautiful baby too. He’s sleeping on my knee right now.

I'm so sorry for your losses Itschristmastime.

So sorry xx

@ItIsChristmasTime thank you

@thesunwillout thank you

A very bad year here all sorts of different ways. I'm hoping that things will be better in 2019. Mind you there were some good things that happened as well.

Shit, really depressed and enormously fat, parent has cancer, in loads of debt, lost friends, shit job. Bah!

2018 has been shocking for me
This year I have lots a tooth at the front due to a facial injury at work which ended up having an implant which cost over £1000 then this caused further dental problems

Dislocated knee
Crutches

Holiday was cancelled 3 days before due to fly had to quickly book another which cost a lot more but was rubbish - bad choice due to limited availability

Chronic sinusitis
Causing tooth pain again

The my best friend my Nan died unexpectedly 3 days after my birthday
My rock
My life
My everything

Only happened week and half ago
Still crying everyday and don't know how i am going to cope

2018 can do one. Nearly lost my Dad and my daughter. Moved house and loads went wrong. Changed jobs and new job is way more stressful than I expected. Went on holiday with DH, but that was ruined.

@MissConductUS so pleased that you have managed to get your UC into remission. DD18 was diagnosed this year and we are still struggling to control it.

Weird year for me

Managed to achieve a lot regarding things in my control e.g. Masters complete, first house purchase, married, new job

But things out of my control have hit my MH hard e.g. long list of health issues including but not limited to lengthy TTC and MMC recently