It’s not unusual to read articles in newspapers and magazines these days about families that are struggling to meet the needs of an older or disabled family member—and the attendant burden that such an effort may involve.
Many years ago when I was only a few years out of college, I was promoted to a high-level position in a company that was having major financial problems.
When my mother was in the delivery room for my birth, the Christian Science practitioner who was praying along with my mother for a harmonious birth mentioned that she expected me to be a Christian Science practitioner.