Answer:
you can say a family member was sick and you were taking precautions.
you can say YOU were sick.
you can say something came up with family or whatever
you can say I was helping my grandma or mom or whatever bc they needed help with a few things and they couldnt do it by themselves.
Fragility and the beauty of life
I decided not to go the gold course, that statement is saying that you decided something in this example its the golf course.