Feeling helpless

I've been feeling so helpless when it comes to my parents and the storm clean up process in my home town. We are only 40 minutes away for goodness sake...we ought to be able to help somehow! By mid-day I had spoken to my mother, sister, and grandmother, as well as my cousin who had spoken to her mom (my aunt) and our grandmother (my other one). It was nice to know that everyone was safe, but knowing where they lived throughout the town meant there was pretty much no power in the town at all. I worried about my parents especially, but I had spoken to Dad and he was doing fine. We offered to come up and help with sawing, but no one took us up on it. We offered to have everyone come down here to spend the day, but everyone wanted to be home. The pictures I had seen of the town showed such destruction, but miraculously there were no injuries at all...truly amazing! By bedtime last night 95% of the town was back in the lights, but Mom & Dad were not and they knew it would be today before their power came back on. They've had a rough summer with their a/c going out three weeks ago and selling the cottage, and just ordeals they've had to navigate. I'm wishing I could find a way to do more than just send good thoughts!