I still have both parents. It's terrifying to think of losing them, even though Im not that close with them.

I had an amazing wife. Didn't intend it to be that way, but it was the nature of our careers. She had far greater flexibility. My mother actually was still able to handle most things when my father had his heart attack, but my wife went to help. I was tied up in one of those 7-day a week, 12-16 hour days crisis stretches, although I did squeeze in one visit before my brother arrived from Tokyo to help with the funeral. When my mother began to show signs she should no longer live along, I was more of a help in the move but my wife did all the research in locating an appropriate senior complex to move her into near us.