I have a friend who recently returned from a week with her parents.  She went to stay with them and help them out because her mom was very sick.  While her mom was in the hospital she fell and broke her shoulder!  Then her dad, who was the mom's primary carer, developed an infection and he had to go to the ER in the middle of the night. 

We are entering a new phase in our lives...that of caring for our children and our parents at the same time.  It's something we are happy to do because God knows our parents took care of us, but it is a little scary at the same time. 

Luckily this friend only has one child at home and her husband has a flexible job so he could be there for her after school.  It definitely takes a village to help out with care for our children when there is a health crisis with our parents.  .