Sigh. I really don’t know what to do about my dad’s funeral on the 21st. IL has as of now banned gatherings of 250+ people. No way there will be that many in attendance at the church. My brother is flying up here to Chicago from Austin this evening (Sunday) and his wife and two kids (20/23) booked their flight for the 20th. I’m just telling them to see how things go this upcoming week. They’d all be staying at the house with my 77 year old mother. I suspect they’ll cancel their flight because they wouldn’t want to risk getting grandma sick, and also there’d be a concern of getting back home 3 days later if there’s a domestic travel ban, which I think is likely. Sounds like a nightmare scenario.

Lots of elderly people would be attending the service. I just don’t think it’d be a good idea at this point. :(

As much as it would hurt my mom, it might be best in the end to cancel the service all together.