“Don’t you have someone else to help you?”

This is a vent. I I have a son who is 12, undergoing chemotherapy. I also have a 8 year old who unfortunately needs to accompany us to the chemo appointments- at a large children’s hospital about 2 hours away. Due to the length of time at the hospital, as well as traffic home, my younger child has to miss school on those days. I don’t see any way around it. I was told yesterday my my youngest sons school, that they may initiate a truancy process due to the missed days. I was asked twice, don’t you have someone else to just pick him up? No, I don’t. And if I did, I would not be in this situation. It is beyond frustrating that on top of these already difficult circumstances, I need to worry about a truancy process. I am really considering homeschooling although that would not be optimal for my family. I want my son to experience school.