But Art fully intended to go with him, it's just that now she has an emergency to deal with. And if she can't easily get more time off work, it seems to me everyone just needs to roll with it.

I admit I may be biased as I have dealt with audiologists and otolaryngologists since I was born, so to me such appointments are not a big deal. They are in fact among the easiest medical things I have ever had to deal with.