Hi Rebecca...I am also an old student "40" it is not easy go back to school after so long and on top of that dealing with kids and life situations...no one said it was easy...and my point, just grab your book...leave your kid with someone you trust..go to the library...forget about your sentimental life and I don't know how...focus..focus and focus...then read all what you need from that book...take all the time to understand what is all about...break down all the information...it is hard to get rid of the guilt of leaving the kid with someone for the weekend...you can do it...just forget about everything..start from cero...reading chapter by chapter...going back and foward...perhaps if you don't do so well in the first test...you might be able to do it better in the second one...I went through that...I thought that microbiology was something from another planet...and it was!!!! but I managed to understand it enough to pass it..sooo gooo girl! Good Luck! now I have to study for my CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY...it is also hard...but I am loving it!