I guess it depends on what you have. We paid for a new heating system for my mom, the rental of two large dumpsters when my siblings cleaned out her house, her car insurance and we'll soon be paying her property insurance. My two sisters and my brother who all still live in Maine keep tabs on her, not quite daily, but more often than weekly. The three out of us who now live out of state do what we can to help. We're in CA and so can't be there for the day to day stuff that needs doing, so we're happy to do what we can.

I guess it also depends on family dynamics. We're all still pretty close. I think we all got even closer when my oldest sis was diagnosed with tongue cancer last year. Time is precious. There isn't much that I wouldn't do for my siblings.

Veronica