Well I’m not trying to take anything away from the OP troubles. It’s tough dealing with family member health tragedies. It’s all relative.
And I’m ashamed to say, as selfish as it sounds, I’m glad my son came back home for mother’s day, and wasn’t in the car with his friend. He’s leaving tomorrow to go be with their family. I just can’t imagine.
No doubt that any tragedy or hardship is exponentially more difficult to deal with when it happens during a time of celebration, be that mother’s day, or graduation.