Anonymous
11/17/2024 15:45
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
If they live with you, it would seem like people could take turns visiting with your elder (sounds like they are bed bound).
If you’re doing full time elder care and hosting, cater a buffet.
If you’re doing full time elder care and hosting, cater a buffet.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 15:24
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
So what's your plan? Not eat either because your elder cannot? You're going to die with them?
Anonymous
11/17/2024 14:04
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Anonymous wrote:Does your elder live with you? If not maybe celebrate with them a day before or after?
Yes lives with me.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 12:46
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Well if you cannot bear to host with Elders not eating, someone else has to step up and host the 8/9 at their place. You sit home with your Elders if that's what you all want.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 11:08
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Does your elder live with you? If not maybe celebrate with them a day before or after?
Anonymous
11/17/2024 09:44
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This depends on so many things. Will your parents try to eat things they can't and then choke on the solid food or get agitated when you tell them they can't have turkey and stuffing? Then no.
Will they chill in a corner and not really pay attention to the food? And enjoy seeing the rest of the family? Then yes.
No wont be able to have a single thing.
Nor be able to be a part of it in the room.
So have the meal and then the whole group goes for an extended visit. Maybe have pie? They might enjoy the aroma.. Ask them about TG when they were little or try to inspire old family stories another way. Take lots of pictures.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 09:31
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Anonymous wrote:This depends on so many things. Will your parents try to eat things they can't and then choke on the solid food or get agitated when you tell them they can't have turkey and stuffing? Then no.
Will they chill in a corner and not really pay attention to the food? And enjoy seeing the rest of the family? Then yes.
No wont be able to have a single thing.
Nor be able to be a part of it in the room.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 09:30
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Anonymous wrote:Why should 9 people forego TG? I doubt the elders would want that.
Haven't thought about it this way.
I cant imagine having a table full of food when an elder is suffering.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 09:22
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
I would. My mom would have felt awful to think people weren’t having Thanksgiving bc of her. Plus the food is only part of it; the rest is the coming together.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 09:21
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Why should 9 people forego TG? I doubt the elders would want that.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 08:03
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
This depends on so many things. Will your parents try to eat things they can't and then choke on the solid food or get agitated when you tell them they can't have turkey and stuffing? Then no.
Will they chill in a corner and not really pay attention to the food? And enjoy seeing the rest of the family? Then yes.
Will they chill in a corner and not really pay attention to the food? And enjoy seeing the rest of the family? Then yes.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 03:17
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Sure then have a dinner. Ask parents if they would like to attend or just have a visit from everyone.
Anonymous
11/17/2024 01:25
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
8/9
Anonymous
11/17/2024 00:33
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
How many people are involved who are healthy?
Anonymous
11/17/2024 00:24
Subject: Thanksgiving Dinner at your place
Are you having one if your parents are sick, and cannot eat solids?