<human>: My Dad fell ill after a recent trip abroad and is currently on life support. I want to go back and be with my family in this tough time but i fear that i will not be able to return to school and complete my education.

I'm studying abroad but let my visa lapse and now if i leave i'll effectively be shut out for the whole term (application processing times back home are horrendous). Complications with grades might cause me to be kicked out of school permanently too if i don't stay and try to convince my profs to bump my grades a bit.

My younger brother is here too but he is going back. He has no issues with his Visa.

Basically, if i go back i'm stuck in a religious country as an atheist with a very different lifestyle. If i stay, i'm not sure that i can handle the emotions resulting from any potential bad news i get.

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<bot>: Dad is very sick at home, I'm stuck abroad. Leave and risk being shut out or stay and be an emotional wreck/asshole.