Rough Week

The reason why I haven't posted lately is that things have been a bit rough around here.

I still don't know what my status is for the fall still. While I "unofficially" got five classes, the official schedule has it with only three. Out of 300 lecturers, I know that 25 of them got fired. My department head is a great guy and said he's fighting for me but I don't know if that will do any good. I hope it does.

Last Friday I had an endoscopy to investigate the stomach pains I've been having. I've had a problem swallowing for a while now but the stomach pains are new. Nothing obvious was found but the doctor took a few biopsies just in case. He thinks it's all stress that is aggravating acid reflux.

It seems that stress is the cause for everything that is wrong with me. My depression acting up? Stress. My stomach hurts? Stress. Next thing they'll tell me is the reason why my bad foot is hurting more is stress. LOL

I'm trying to be optimistic with everything but it has been hard. I just can't wait until this semester is over and summer starts. I need a bit of a break.

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