ALS, illnes, caring, and caregivers

I was just reading on the ALSA's Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association) website (for work, mind you!) about ALS' effects on family members, etc.

In Messages From Barbara Dickinson, I read:

People that you think you could count on are going to disappear, and other people are going to come from nowhere and help you out with this.

I think that that is important to keep in mind when facing illness, yours or someone else's, no matter its nature.