My BIL has been in a rehab facility for days, he's doing great. They handle people with memory problems and other medical problems. The place looks like a 5 star hotel.
My dad died on Dec 6th 2011, death of a loved one is hard at anytime but especially during/near a holiday.
The hardest call when I was a paramedic happened between Thanksgiving and Christmas, a 9 1/2 week old baby was in cardiac arrest secondary to a mostly non functioning thyroid gland, I felt so sorry for the whole family.
God bless all those who have lost someone this year.