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Marione MartinAs Thanksgiving Day approaches, our thoughts turn to thankfulness. Although there’s some stress among those preparing and cooking the holiday meal, it’s generally a calm time for families to gather and enjoy being together.

My mother was a worrier. At this time of year, she would be focused on cleaning the house to prepare for guests, making sure she had everything needed for the meal and generally stressing about everything. She would worry about the safety of family members traveling and hoping everything went just right. On Thanksgiving Day she would worry that everything tast...