It’s that time of year. I live in Ramat Beit Shemesh with my husband and four children and try to visit my parents in Miami once a year, around winter vacation. I book a trip for January 17 to February 2 for me and my baby. It’s a direct flight: $745 for the two of us. Awesome! As I prepare to leave, my mother is admitted to the hospital for emergency gallbladder surgery. I will be able to be with her – a perfect “coincidence.”