Here's the old stuff:
My mom has breast cancer.
She just finished radiation last week, and her white blood cell count is down (which means her immune system is still repressed).
I'm away at college, and can't do a thing about it.

Here's the newest issue:
My little sister has swine flu.
She got it a few days ago, and thus far it's a really bad case.
My mom is refusing to move out for the week, because then no one would be able to take care of my little sister. gonk

*sigh* Any ideas?