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Post by alipski on Jan 4, 2012 8:50:35 GMT -6
Hey Ladies! Hope you all had very happy holidays and a great new year! I'm doing Christmas with my Grandma and extended family this Saturday. Many of you know my Grandmother has stage 4 breast cancer and was given just a few months to live.
She is very lively right now and getting around just great for her diagnosis. This Saturday will be her last Christmas celebration with all of us and we are looking for ways to make it special with out making her feel like we are making a big deal out of things. (She wants to be treated like nothing is going on.) Although, I think the best thing to do is to really just soak up the time together and enjoy every moment, we would all love to find ways to make it extra special. Other than having James Garner show up, lol, any ideas? (She's got a mad crush on James Garner, lol.)
Thanks girls!
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Post by jlschlangen on Jan 4, 2012 8:54:20 GMT -6
Have a person videotape it so you can always remember or see your gma on her last Christmas w/ the family.
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Post by bumblebee23 on Jan 4, 2012 9:18:38 GMT -6
Oh cute I like Corals idea but maybe your grandmother has a point....just enjoy the time you are spending with her. You want to do something special but at the same time won't you be thinking that I am doing this because it is my last xmas with her.....I would be. Just try and enjoy the time you have with her. I'm sure this is going to be a tough day for you and you family so (((((HUGZ))))) for you!
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Post by dara1012 on Jan 4, 2012 10:05:54 GMT -6
I love corals idea of giving her a recordable book so that your kids (and other great grandkids) have that. My son got a recordable book from my parents for Christmas and he loves being read to by Grammy & Grampy each night.
What if you did a project together as a family? Made crafts (wine charms for adults, ornaments for kids, etc) and then you have those to use for Christmas in the future. It could be a nice reminder each year of a fun time together and then when you do a family toast in the future (if you make wine charms) she'll kind of be with you.
I have a name ornament I made with my babysitter when I was 4 with elmer's glue and glitter. I put it up every year in her memory. Your kids and other family kids could remember her in that way.
We love to play games in my family. Maybe some family board game fun would be good.
You could do a family recipe "bake off" and have everyone bring a treat or something for taste testing. Then turn that into an annual tradition.
Don't forget to take pictures and have fun!
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Post by sarahisis on Jan 4, 2012 12:47:15 GMT -6
you could make a photo slideshow DVD with music to be playing, pics of family and friends; and I love that recordable book idea! Maybe one for each child?
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Post by bunsy on Jan 4, 2012 13:23:13 GMT -6
If you typically do the same thing every year, I wouldn't do anything different as it would just illuminate that it is the LAST one. I'd celebrate as normal and take lots of pictures--making sure to get good family pictures.
If your family does different things from time to time, then throw in memory maker.
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Post by alipski on Jan 5, 2012 8:03:36 GMT -6
Thanks ladies! I feel as though everyone should just kind of make things as normal as possible, my aunt, (her daughter) wants so badly to make it special. I think I am going to try again to help her realize that we shouldn't make it a huge deal. Thanks ladies! I love these ideas, I may find a way to have some sort of memory maker for us, but nothing big.
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