"That's a good attitude to have," Tara agrees. "Now, how would you like to arrange the catching up? You've missed one assignment, in Ethics, but Angela was partnered with you and negotiated for an alternate one, so I'm happy for you to collaborate with her on that, if you like. Other than that it's just class discussion. We can either talk it out - all at once or in a couple of sessions, or I can write down the questions for you and you can address them in your own time.

"Either way, don't push yourself. You're only just back, it's been a traumatic time. If it takes you a month or so to catch up, that's perfectly okay."