Should We Bring Grandma With Dementia to the Wedding?

Some questions don’t have easy answers

Mary DeVries
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7 min readFeb 3, 2024

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Photo by Rayhan Firmansyah: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-wedding-dress-between-man-in-formal-suit-and-woman-in-blue-dress-2269685/

Venue? Check. Flowers? Check. DJ, officiant, caterer, cake, invites, dresses? Check, check, check, check, check, check. Grandma?…..

What do we do about grandma? If she’s having a good day and can handle all the travel, it could be one of her last big family moments. Wouldn’t it be…

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Mary DeVries
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