On a serious note

Please spare a thought today for Dennis Canavan MSP, who has lost his son Dennis Jnr to a brain tumour. This is coupled with the knowledge that his eldest son Mark suffers with motor neurone disease. I can only imagine (and come nowhere near understanding) what Canavan must be going through, though at a time of year when we normally focus on our families and loved ones, the pain must be so hard to bear. My thoughts go out to him.