Mark, 34, was having a rough trot.

Well, 2020 and 2021 was rough for many of us, but Mark was having it tougher than most.

Mark’s father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and despite everyone’s best efforts, Mark and his family watched helplessly as their once hale and hearty patriarch faded to nothing and then passed.

Then Mark’s mother died suddenly of a previously unsuspected heart condition.