ecame sick, he could no longer decorate the tree with the family, also their tree went from about eight feet tall to about two feet tall because they were more worried about caring for Lorenzo then getting a tree. Another ritual they had was a Family Christmas dinner, where people from both their families came together and shared a meal together. This ceased when Lorenzo became sick. It was not because he was sick, but Michaela was afraid to let people get close to her.The stronger the family system is, the better it can deal with change. The Odone family had a very strong family system. As a result of their strong family system, they were able to fight together throughout this battle of Lorenzo's sickness. In the end they had beaten the odds, and they were still together as a family....
