Sick parent- stay at school or transfer home??

webudiddy
Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:51:35 +0000

I am a sophomore at a college that is a 3 1/2 hour drive away from home. My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer a couple months into my freshman year of college. My dad and I are extremely close- I feel bad for being so far from home and I want to be with my dad during this awful time, but I love my college. I have great friends here and am in a great sorority. BUT there’s a good college in my hometown that i could transfer to and live at home. I always miss my dad while I’m at school and always wish I could be there with him, but at the same time being away is a distraction from the suffering that is going on. I get to go home once a month or twice if I’m lucky. SO do i leave the school i love to be at home with my INCREDIBLE dad in a time that could possibly be his last few years on Earth? Or do I keep this sense of normalcy by staying at the same school thats’s 3 1/2 hours away? I’m sure I can find some normalcy/distraction with the school at home, but it obviously just wouldn’t be the same. PLEASE give me your thoughts/opinions!! I am a Christian and have been praying about this decision a lot and just can’t seem to feel peace with either decision because both options have a lot of pros and cons.