Some people seem to be more concerned about their investment than anything else; even if it is to save a life, some will not even sell their Bitcoin off. But all those things are just material things that can still be regained after some time or by working and accumulating again. But human life is just so precious that when it's lost, it can't be bought back with money, but we can still buy Bitcoin at any time. In cases like this, the OP may not even be in the right state of mind to think unless they are just thinking about the possibilities of getting their relative set free, so selling their holdings should not even be a hard decision to take if that's the only option they have.