economy

The economy recently affected my family.  My grandparents who live in Colorado and I only see about once a year were planning on staying a my house for a week for Easter.  My uncle who lives with them decided to stay at home because his job has been laying a lot of people off and he did not want to risk taking a few days of and losing his job.  The night before Easter we got a call from my uncle saying he has fallen down the stairs and broken his leg.  My grandparents had to immediately leave, drive back to Colorado because my uncle was having surgery, and missed spending Easter with my family.  Now my uncle is unable to work because he does a lot of lifting at his job and now his job is really at risk.  He also has many heart problems and the added stress of having to think how he is going to get a job with no college education after he is fired has not been good for him.