Thanksgiving this year was the same as it was every year. We got together at my grandmother's house and had a big dinner and a lot of deserts. Then we watched the football game and talked to each other about what was going on in our lives. My thanksgiving was very traditional in the sense that it was the typical anti-body holliday experience. However, this is not to say it wasn't enjoyable. Although I enjoyed it very much, I could feel the affects on my body from stuffing my self so much and then just sitting around. The issues of illness and dying were not really present at all during my thanksgiving. However, when my family was giving thanks for what they are proud of a very common answer was our good health. Maybe this relates to the way we handle illness and death in our society.
It is a bit ironic that at this holliday in which we spoil ourselves with large amount of food and desert we speak of how we are thankful of our good health. I would describe thanksgiving dinner as healthy. Although it is not really the case with my family it is very common that family issues arise during thanksgiving and I think this is somewhat related to uncomfortablness of seeing a family memeber in the hospital. People do not communicate very well and I think the uncomfortable feeling that we all fell when we see family or friends sick is due to a lack of communication. We are confused on how to act because we don't know how the other person will feel. We are all unsure about eachother and that causes for the uncomfort that is so common in our culture, whether it be in a hospital room or a family get together.
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