My 12 year old son has been ill for 18 months. Getting paler and thinner, constant bouts of uncontrollable diarrhoea, feeling sick all the time, vomiting if he eats and only ever managing a few bites of food at a time. We have been to the drs many times and told it was ibs, constipation, tummy bugs, school anxiety, laziness, etc etc. it is none of these. We finally saw a different more experienced dr who believes my son has Chron’s and possibly a heart condition as he has episodes of becoming pale and clammy with a v high heart rate. He is now having lots of tests and referrals. I am so happy we are finally getting somewhere but so upset that he has missed out on so much and felt and been so ill and let down by the drs until now. Both he and I were made to feel we were making too much fuss. At least now we will get answers. My question is that he has had awful school attendance this year - about 70%. The school do jot seem to care and this time he has been off for a fortnight and there has been no contact. What reasonable adjustments can I ask them to make so he can try and manage school? Should they be putting together a plan with me so that we can know and access the work he is missing when he is unable to attend? Presently he is unlikely to improve his attendance before the end of this school year but I am more than happy and willing to work with him at home but the school do not-seem keen to engage. I do not want him to lose interest or disengage as he has already discovered that he cannot follow his dream career path now. The RAF has been his focus and dream i need to keep him focussed so he can see there are other options and paths. Any advice?