The "Let it out" Thread

[Crimsonthread]

For the first year, leave your major as "undeclared" and take as many basics as you can; maybe take a freshman level engineering course and music course. That will give you more time to decide and find out what you really want. Also, don't count out education--you can always be a choir teacher, and then move on to a bigger choir directing career if that's where life takes you.

[perhonen]

Heyjudenana, when I was sixteen a decision like yours was to be made. Like you I was good with math, another were languages. My father wanted his little girl tidy in a bank. I wanted to become a nurse since I was 8. I became a nurse. Care jobs are also not for getting rich. But there is something else than money: I feel whole and happy. And after all this years I still believe I did the right thing. I can't tell you what to do and I don't really know how all this works nowadays at schools and maybe crimsonthreads advice is best. Just consider what is more important: money (really NOT unimportant!) or feeling right.

[Sandbox]

First I would like to thank everyone for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. You all are very important in my life right now, and I am so thankful for your love and support.

Yesterday my father-in-law was rushed back to the hospital. He has put on 30lbs of water in the last few days and was again having trouble breathing. They have been running test. So far they have found out, his kidneys are failing, he has pnemonia (spelling?), emphysema, his lungs are collapsing, and they have found a spot on his lungs which they think may be cancer. Basically his body is shutting down. Because of his weakened condition, and all that is wrong with him, there having trouble treating him. He is suffering.

I know to some it may sound harsh, but, I will be praying for his suffering to end.

Ron (hubby) and I have the next few days off from our jobs. So I will try to visit the hood to let everyone know how things are going.

Thanks again for your love and support, your the best

Kathi (aka Sandy) and family

[Iva]

@Heyjudenana
It's very hard to decide what you want in life. I think Crimsons advice is very wise, that will give you some more time to make up your mind and explore what it is really like. Remember that whatever you choose, you can always go back to school or change careers later, the decision you make now is important, but there's always a way to change your path

@Sandbox
Dear Kathi, I'm sorry to hear that your father in law is back in the hospital. Although the best thing that can happen is that he will fully recover, if there's too many health issues that he probably wont get over, I can understand why you don't want him to suffer anymore.
You will stay in my thoughts and I'll hope for his suffering to come to an end, either way

[Mistery]

Dear Kathi,
I'm very sorry to hear that your father-in-law is doing that bad
And I can understand your wish that he may not suffer long. Like Iva, I also hope that his suffereing comes to an end very soon, either way.
Huge warm and you're all in my thoughts.

[Sandbox]

Thanks Iva and Mistery. We came home to take a break and get something to eat. They were doing a CT scan when we left, because one of the tests they did earlier today, showed a spot on the lung, which now looks like it is a mass of some kind.

[someguy]

oh god sandbox, things are not going well for you father in law as well as you and your husband. It sounds like your father does have cancer, as my grandmother had the same thing a couple years ago and it was finally declared lung cancer. It took her life a couple of months later. They caught it to late. but lucky for your father in law, they caught it early. If they say it's allright, he can get radiation which will hopefully get rid of the tumor, or at least slow it down.
But, either way, I give lots of love to my favorite turtle(who in turn ate all my pizza rolls) and hope things go well for you.

Plus I'm gonna be the tiger now that you suggested it last night.
Tigers are cool.

[Sandbox]

@Someguy ggggggggrrrrrrrrowl you will be a good tiger Sorry to hear that your Grandmother had lung cancer. I lost my sister to lung cancer also, she will be gone two years in April.

BTW those pizza rolls make a good turtle snack

I am glad to say that my father in law does not have lung cancer. At this moment they also have his kidneys working again. As the water is starting to come off, he is breathing much easier. So that is good, he is more comfortable.

[someguy]

I will be the awsome-est tiger.

[EscapeGirl]

@Someguy ggggggggrrrrrrrrowl you will be a good tiger Sorry to hear that your Grandmother had lung cancer. I lost my sister to lung cancer also, she will be gone two years in April.

BTW those pizza rolls make a good turtle snack

I am glad to say that my father in law does not have lung cancer. At this moment they also have his kidneys working again. As the water is starting to come off, he is breathing much easier. So that is good, he is more comfortable.

OH!! I am so happy to hear he is feeling more comfortable now. His comfort and happiness should come first. Thanks for keeping us updated. I hope you're doing well during this emotion roller coaster you seem to be on. Special hug for you.

Btw, I think pizza rolls are a much better turtle snack than a cat tail.

@Heyjudenana...Crimson gave some WONDERFUL advice. I know I was undeclared when I was a freshman in college.

Have you also thought of having a major and then having a minor in music? I don't know if you're in the USA, but that's always an option here. I wish you the best of luck.

[nefertiti]

today my mom got through a car crash accident while getting back from work,thank god she`s not hurt seriosly,gust a few scratches,and the hole thing happened because of a driver with eye problems and after that other 5 cars crashed and one of them got on fire and nearly blew up,when my mom was just a few feet away,the car who got on fire was running on gas...

[Sandbox]

I am very glad your mom is okay. That had to be very scary for everyone involved. Give mom extra hugs tonight before bed. I bet she is pretty shaken up.

[someguy]

Nef, make sure you give her an extra hug for me.

and sandbox, HI!!!.
how is your stepdad doing?
and I like this whole tiger thing.

[ForeverJoseph]

give her my hope

[Mistery]

Nefertiti, that sounds really scary, I'm very happy that you're mom is okay