I had to cancel Minicon because my wife was diagnosed with cancer and needed major abdominal surgery around a month before the convention. (It was non-malignant

I had to cancel Minicon because my wife was diagnosed with cancer and needed major abdominal surgery around a month before the convention. (It was non-malignant, surgical intervention seems to have worked, and she's been cancer-free for two years since then: but it was not a good time. I don't normally cancel appearances once I've accepted them, but I hope you understand why that one was exceptional.) Hopefully I'll make it there another year.