Hard times for families

I am sure what I am writing about has hit each one of our families in some way. It is the economy. My father was notified around the first of year that he was gonna inevitably lose his job. No one knew the exact date, some said end of March, some speculated the end of May. But now it is official. The last day for my dad to work is August 1st. To truly understand how devastating this is to him, you have to know my dad. He has worked his whole entire life, I mean WORKED. He missed out on alot things with us kids because he was working all the time. He has been with this same company for 33 years. He is not yet old enough to retire from the company without being greatly penalized on his pension. His health will not let him hold down another job. Besides, who is going to hire a 56 year old man with tremendous health problems? Sure, he can draw unemployment for a while, but what then , and in the mean time, what about health insurance? To purchase COBRA insurance would be more money than his unemployment check. Gratefully, my mom is working presently. However, her job is not too stable either. On another note, my uncle, works at the Toyota plant in Huntsville. He is the sole provider for their family, always has been. My aunt is in ill health and takes all kinds of medicine for fibromyalgia and other things. He is the only income whatsoever. He was told today that he is losing his job August 8th. Thankfully, their children have jobs and can provide for themselves. But, there again, what about insurance? Also, Steven's job has been slow for the last couple of months. They make windshields for airplanes. Who needs a windshield when the airplanes are not flying because no one can afford to travel because they are too busy trying to put gas in the car or buy food for their family?
Sadly, it seems to be a never ending process. It will continue to trickle down until it reaches every last one of us. What happens then?