Posted by twinleaf on September 27, 2010, at 14:03:02
In reply to Getting there..., posted by alexandra_k on September 27, 2010, at 6:09:30
Thanks for bringing us up to date on all your doings. I think you may be right about medical school; you can obviously do the work easily, but they may have very few places for research-oriented candidates. It sounds like you've got a good plan with basic sciences in Australia. Here (US), the best medical schools get several thousand applicants for 100 places. Probably everyone who applies is qualified, if not over-qualified!
I was a HEAVY (3-packs) smoker until I was 33. My father, who was equally bad, and I quit together. We went down gradually over a year's time, and, when we got down to 10 a day, stopped inhaling. Then we struggled through cutting down slowly to 0. I found that taking deep breaths helped calm the terrible cravings. In any event, it worked for both of us. Today, I think I would use every bit of help like nicotine gum. etc. It is so hard to do!
It's the nicest thing to develop a physical skill which makes you fit and healthy and liking your body! I could do a lot better in that area. When you were summing up all the things going on, you didn't mention a therapist. I think that, when you returned from the US. you found a very good one. Perhaps you graduated!
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