Ganging up on Mom

My brother gave Dad hell (passive aggressive farmer style) for still going to Pickleball despite their drive across southwestern Ontario and the proximity to Christmas. He in turn conveyed that information to Mom, who called me. I agreed with my brother, and warned her that we'd already been considering skipping Xmas. 

Which made her cry.

Honestly, they haven't been as careful as they should be (though they are going on full lock down now that Adam and I 'expressed our disappointment'). My nieces are leaving school early to lock down, Dad is no longer Pickleballing. 

And our region is in Red (one stage below lock down). So as good citizens, we should be staying home for Christmas. 

Christmas is a big deal for our family, especially with Mom being so sick since July 2019. She's thrilled to be able to host and now we are threatening to take that away. The average lifespan after her diagnosis (multiple myeloma) is 23 months, though she's more likely to hit 5 years before recurrence thanks to the two stem cell transplants, and she's hopeful for more before recurrence and much more before treatment isn't feasible. 

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