Am I right re Xmas bubble?

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My understanding is 3 households can form a bubble for Christmas.

Just those 3 households and they can't mix with others.

Here's the bit I think I understand and is important.

My family is parents, sister and DN, me and DS and brother. 4 households.

But..... my parents and sister/DN are a support bubble for childcare reasons.

I understand a support bubble counts as a single household. (I am in one with another single mum as both our ds are disabled).

So for Christmas my parents and sister count as 1 household as are a bubble?
Then brother and me/DS can meet with them and we are a household of 3 bubble?

I obviously wouldn't meet my support bubble during this time.

My mum is very ill with cancer so it's really important to us to spend time if we can (I've already barely been able to see her this year). But it's also managing the risk as her chemo makes her very immune compromised.

Anyone understand this better and confirm or deny the situation for me? Thanks

You've got all the answers you need OP, but I just wanted to say I'm so happy for you that you get Christmas together

I'm so sorry about your mum OP
Even if it was classed as 4 I would go with her decision to want christmas all together with it being her last. Rules are changing all the time and this rule at this particular small moment in time could prevent a lasting memory of a family christmas/make your mum sad that she won't experience you all together for the last time.
I get what you mean about your mum being the one driving it.. people assume the young ones are forcing the older ones to see them but my mum is like yours, she has copd and I just know if she gets covid it will finish her off. I have kept away but she is missing us so much and doesn't care about the risk to herself and just wants us all there.