Making arrangements and accessing services requires research, planning and organisation. Attempting to do these tasks from a distance usually requires Herculean effort. The sense of duty to the one who is in need coexists with ongoing demands of life. Efforts to balance the multiple is taxing on time, energy and emotions and can lead, understandably, to exhaustion and feelings of not doing well enough in any aspect of your life. Ill or elderly relatives affect all family members, near and far.
Family members can find themselves behaving in uncharacteristic ways.
Be prepared to let go of negative comments and to forgive the behaviour of others and yourself. Crises can also bring out strengths in family relationships and wonderful moments can also be had within awful situations. There may be extended conversation, more time to be together, opportunities for remembering, repairing and recognising who and what is important in your life. This is a time when you need a good deal of support and it may come from people you do not know particularly well. There will be unanticipated acts of kindness from people you don't know well and true friends will make themselves available.