Surviving the holidays

Surviving family gatherings when you're caring for ageing parents. Christmas with dementia, managing siblings who suddenly have opinions, grief mixed with celebration, and creating new traditions when the old ones no longer work. For when the holidays feel more like an endurance test than a celebration.

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