Single in Christmas

As posted two weeks ago I cancelled the Season celebration this year. In and out of hospital, not knowing when operation could take place and the condition afterward, made it impossible to book tickets to Wales.
In addition I had some bad bad experience with the Cymric Medical system almost two years ago, so I did not take the chance to go over there in my presently post operation condition.

But, that gives also the possibility to post some thoughts about the situation many single persons have every Christmas.
First: How I made the best out of a situation.
My photo shows my small-Christmas dinner yesterday. Leftover Pinnekjøtt with all necessary ingredients except no beer and akevitt but red Italian Barbera-wine, and some shortcuts in utensils. Instead of using candelabra and our Rosenthal Chinaware and silver, I chose the V&B Alpina and kitchenware from Ilovan. Straight forward, no fuzz, but delicious. My company this evening was TV and the old movie from 1990 "Pretty Woman" (seen it many times before), and text messages and iPhone photos from Wales where my better part could read Calvin and Hobbes (Tommy og Tigern) christmas cartoon together with Helene.
Please do not feel sorry for me. I am fine. Tonight I will have a great Christmas Eve Dinner with my daughter and her family-in-law. I have chosen the situation myself and have all the resources available to make the best out of the situation.

But there are single persons out there who are in such a situation every year, and may be all the time. There are also many persons in hospital beds unable to make any of my choices. I am privileged, and could even use the situation to make a blogpost about it.

I just had to be reminded that Merry Christmas and a Happy Season Celebration is not to be taken for granted.