Sometimes it’s just the bad luck of the draw. If you can help him out with whatever it is he needs, that is all you can really do. Be there for him emotionally and physically, loan him money, offer to babysit his kids or his dogs, let him crash on your couch, make him some casseroles to put in his freezer, drive him to and from work, get his forms filled out and put in the mail on time, put gas in his car, water his lawn, pick up his mail, bring him some dinner at wherever he has to be for long periods of time (hospital, nursing home) whatever it is that he needs, if you can provide that, then do so. Some times it’s the multiple little things that we need to get done on a day to day basis that can cause someone a lot of angst if they are unable to get to those errands.