It took me nine-months to plan for a baby; I only had 9 hours to prepare for my father’s care.’I recently heard that statement, which rings true for thousands of Americans.Caregiving is becoming a hot topic. Here are a few pieces of that rising heat from the last 24 hours:- One of the highest-attended sessions at Mary Furlong’s ‘What’s Next’ Boomer Summit yesterday in Washington, D.C. was on caregiving.- At the Boomer Summit, best-selling author Gail Sheehy discussed her work on the future best-seller, which will come out next year about the next ‘green movement’ caregiving. – Today H.R. representatives from Twin Cities companies and other organizations gathered at Twin Cities Public Television to watch an advance screening of the PBS documentary ‘Caring for Your Parents,’ which will premier next week. A number of those participants shared how ‘caring for parents’ is becoming a significant issue at their workplaces.-And AARP just launched a new interactive caregiver resource web site.The heat is rising … because we all feel or will feel it.