Posted by Ogtic
on 1/16/2006, 10:10 am, in reply to "where should i be?"
24.159.177.170
I am in the exact same situation. I am actually a freshman, but I am in school an hour and a half away from my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer. I think he is on his seventh or eighth chemo now and the doctors are amazed at how well he is doing too. I have felt so guilty lately for being away so much. I was talking to a friend about it though, and they reminded me that my dad knows that I love him and he knows that I want to be here, but he would rather me get an education and move on and not let his illness control everything in my life. I try to come home a lot on weekends, but my dad being able to watch me succeed in school and watch me grow up through the college experience is more important to him then being here every single day. One thing I have considered is transferring to a school closer to home. I don't know if there is anything closer for you, but maybe that couold be an alternative to completely skipping a semester. I definately haven't figured everything out and I am still confused about a lot of things, but I do know that I can't put my life on hold for my daddy, I want to get through school and make him proud while he is still here. I am trying to let him see me graduate from college. That is one of my number one goals at this point. Just keep in touch and go home and visit on weekends, but stay in school and let your dad watch you succeed, that is probably one of the most important things for him right now. That is what I have been told anyway. Is your mom the only one at home to help, or do you have other siblings or anything?
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