Oh, geez, I'm sorry to hear about your mother's illness and everything else that happened this year. It's hard when it hasn't just been one year, it's been a whole bunch in a row. Life can be such a roller coaster of a journey. Just when you think it's going one way, it goes another. And, actually, that would be my wish for you: that, rather than a harbinger of more bad times, next year's anniversary will instead the mark of the start of something good and unexpected and wonderful.

(As an aside: my mom also had Alzheimer's Disease and Dad had Frontotemporal Dementia. I kept them at home as long as I could but eventually, their care needs became too much. And, as a result, I've dealt with pretty much everything: honest/dishonest caregivers, lawyers for a myriad of legal matters, outpatient and inpatient medical care, financial issues, nursing home stuff, apathetic siblings, my own emotional burnout. I understand how hard this can all be. So if you ever have a question about dementia/elder care or if you just want to rant, please feel free to PM me.)