A family member of mine got diagnosed with cancer two weeks before my second year started. She is beginning to accept that she will not recover and is (heroically, I think) starting to put her affairs in order.
It's very hard watching her go through this. School has just begun and I'm very worried about being able to manage both. On one hand having school as a distraction from what is going on is good. On the other one I'm losing someone I love very much and I want to be there for her.
Have any of you gone through this during school? If so, how did you deal with both? Taking a year off isn't an option for me. If I stop now, I won't go back. Also, if by any chance my family member could make it through the year, I know it would make her so happy to see me graduate before she is gone.
