Hey @nomadicsoul !
You have a wonderful sincere heart of wanting to help your parents, and I think that's a great reason to succeed in Steemit. In #teammalaysia we are working hard to encourage one another to succeed here ethically and the right way to do it, so that it will be on the long run.
This month's 28 March we will know exactly when my mom will have her surgery; while my dad, during Chinese New Year he actually fell down twice again. He is not telling out but I know he is very worried.
And I can't do anything (even to talk sense to him) but only to listen and keep him in prayers daily.
In the mean time, I am actually acquiring a home now and waiting for the bank loan and legal letters to round it up so that it can start processing and I will be having my own place later.
I have logged my experience under the tiles: My Steemit Challenge:
Maybe I am turning one of the rooms into AirBnB while my parents are not moving over yet as my mom needs to be on outpatient at least 6 months after the surgery in my hometown which is easier because we are blessed with the head surgeon there.