“My Great-Grandmother Died At The Table”: People Shared Their Thanksgiving Horror Stories

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“My mother and grandmother had plans to go to a restaurant last year, but my sister convinced them to go somewhere else at the last minute. Of course, this means no reservations, but my sister is convinced that it’ll be fine, and they might just have to wait a few minutes for a table. I live in another state, so I get to experience all of this from a distance. They ended up sitting at the bar while waiting for a table, having a few drinks and appetizers. After the second round of martinis, my mother looks over and my grandmother is leaning back in her chair, completely limp and unresponsive. Everyone freaks out, paramedics are called, and grandma is rushed to the ER.”

“I’m 1,200 miles away when my mother calls to tell me what happened. At this point, grandma is at the ER, still unresponsive, with crazy low blood pressure and a high heart rate. I’m ready to book plane tickets and rush to the airport when mom calls back, ‘Don’t worry, everything’s OK, your grandmother just got drunk.’ Her blood test came back completely normal except with a BAC of 0.24 (three times the legal limit). She was awake now, so I got to talk to her, and she was crying, ‘I’m so sorry, I’ve ruined Thanksgiving.’ I assured her that she hadn’t ruined Thanksgiving and that everyone was just happy she was okay.

So my grandma is 90 years old, about 4’8″, 100lbs. She hadn’t eaten anything all day because she knew they were having a big dinner that night. She also ordered another martini while no one was looking, so the second martini was actually her third. This turned into the perfect storm of really drunk grandma.”

—dalgeek