All of this happened last Monday: my dad got really sick and had to be admitted to the ICU; my friend's 8 year old daughter died unexpectedly; my mom's secretary went out of town and left her husband and 18 yo daughter at home, the 18 yo woke up around noon and found him dead in the bed.
This was all taking place while we were at the hospital trying to get my dad checked in. Every time the phone rang, it was literally something life changing. My aunt made the comment, "I'm just waiting on someone to call and tell me my house burned down." Not 10 mins later, my grandmother walks in and says my cousin's house is on fire and burning to the ground and there's nothing they can do about it. Her 5 yo and 9 yo boys were playing in the garage and the oldest one brought a gas can in (no one knew he had it). The 5 yo knocked it over, it ran over to the water heater, and the whole thing blew up. They all got out, but they lost *everything*. They stayed at my house for 3 days since I was at the hospital the whole time. Luckily, they had good insurance so it's paying to put them up in a nice hotel until they get situated.
I hope your friends had good insurance.
