Lost, I made the decision for Thanksgiving to call my SIL and tell her that I don't want the family feeling uncomfortable on this holiday, There would be a white elephant in the room. My W said the same thing she did not want to put a face on. The trouble is her family seems not to be to impressed with her choices, however I suspect that OM will be at Thanksgiving. So I don't know what XMAS holds but I am devastated to say the least. A soup kitchen sounds like a great idea. Keep your head up and we will get through this one way or another. I want my W and family and in our case we will lose everything we have and she seems fine with it. This chemical imbalance she has is driving me crazy and hopefully she will come out of this fog.