A mate of mine who I occasionally play golf with in the summer has found it difficult to schedule anything this year.
I know he's had a shed load of work related difficulties, and he was really ill at the tail end of last year for 3 months.
We planned a round in July, and he had to postpone. We've had to postpone a game next week also.
He's just let me know the reasons he's struggling to make time. I thought he was recovering from being ill, combined with adapting to parenthood (his OH had their first child early last year, though she has children from a previous relationship).
Turns out she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of spring. She's had 2 ops so far, and though prognosis is good, they're awaiting info on the treatment plan moving forwards.
Hope things work out for them, especially their little one.
