Sorry to hear of your parents' accident, Anna. It is always hard to be too far away to go help in situations like this. (or to go check out the situation.) It is hard when your parents are hurt. You are used to being the ones looking to them for help, comfort and aid and it gets turned back around on you.

My parents were in an accident in Missouri a few years ago. They live only 30 minutes away but it was a day or so later before they called and told anyone and then it was my sister who happens to be their insurance agent. My mom was pretty badly bruised from the seat beat and in extreme pain. They gave her pain pills in the emergency room and told her to see her dr. when she got home. Well, they got home on a Friday and she still had a few pills left so she didn't call the dr. I guess she thought the pain would just disappear. We went to see her on Sunday and neither she nor my dad got any sleep the night before because she was in such pain. It was so weird taking over and making my dad call the drs. office on a SUNDAY (I guess you have to go through 3 kids and all their illnesses to know drs. are available on the weekends in an emergency). Within an hour, my mom had the needed pain pills. Then I had to make sure they called the dr. the next day so she could get in. She had to go through a lot of physical therapy because her arm and back were severely strained.

I hope all goes well with your parents, Anna. Don't be surprised if you have to "encourage" them to do the things they need to do to get better.