I know men who have done the same thing.
A former colleague walked away from a very lucrative career in his early 40’s to spend two years caring for his family as his wife died from cancer.
When he was ready to re-enter the workforce the only position available to him was a management job with a McDonald’s franchise, which he accepted.
Eventually worked his way back into his field but he certainly paid a price for the interruption. For all the right reasons IMO.
The price he paid was here on earth, the rewards are still ahead of him.