Illness, death, and strokes of fate shaped her life this year. Her brother Rudi, seriously ill and dependent on dialysis, lives next door to their mother. Due to his severe illness, he is already placed in a nursing home in his mid-40s. The separation from her son makes the mother sick and fragile, and she is also battling cancer. Blow after blow of fate strikes Tamara Roos, and there is also her husband, who is 16 years older than she is.