My great aunt (nearly 90 and the subject of a thread below) has been invited to her grandson's wedding. She lives in London and her grandson is getting married in Lake Tahoe, California. (All of her children and grandchildren have moved to the States.) She is mobile, walks (to local shops), but has suffered a couple of falls in the last two years and her arm has taken the brunt. She is generally 'game' and not a frightened person. 

I'd really appreciate people's honest opinions and also medical advice about whether travelling to California is just a lunatic idea or whether we as a family should all try and make it happen so that she can be there. She doesn't know about the wedding yet - we wanted to try and think through the consequences before letting her know!

All help much appreciated.

Thanks

Claire

Why shouldn't she go?

Assuming money is no object, she can be picked up at her home by an airport taxi.  The airline will arrange wheelchair transport for her at the terminal and, at every stage, there can be somebody to meet her and push the wheelchair when she has to change planes, go to a different airport, go on to the plane to meet her, she needn't worry about a thing. 

If she's the 'aunt who is angry' then she'd be even more angry and miserable about being left behind.

You just speak to the airline at the time of booking.  Heathrow to San Francisco I would guess, and then onward transfer to the nearest airport to Lake Tahoe. Mentioning it to the airline could mean she could get an upgrade to Business Class from economy.  The airlines have done it all before. 

She'll love it, and would be furiously-angry if she was told to miss out just because of her age.

Good luck!