Christmas: A time for hope
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, … it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” –Charles Dickens.
At this festive time of the year, let us drink to the health of Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol… although his own health left something of the worst of times. In fact, Dickens's health problems began in childhood when he suffered attacks