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Im finishing up Sophomore year. My accumulative gpa for freshmen and sophomore year is a 3.55. My freshmen year GPA was a 3.7, 2 honors, and my Sophomore GPA will be a 3.4, 4 honors classes. Next year I expect to get somewhere in the range of 3.85 – 4.0. Im taking honors classes in the classes I’m most strong in, while taking level 2′s in the classes I am not as strong in.

Anyway, I know a 3.55 isnt that great. If I was to say keep it in that range instead of drastically improving, is it good enough to get into a good college.

Now I know this isn’t an excuse. But one of the reasons my gpa is lower this year is because of family issues. My mom had a heart attack 2 years ago, and my dad died of cancer a year and a half ago. Because of that, I suffer from extreme anxiety, constantly worrying about my mom. I just find it so hard to concentrate in school while worrying about my mom, and this anxiety makes it so hard to focus on studying, and get to sleep at a normal hour.

Also, my grandma was diagnosed with alzheimers disease this year. I was in and out of hospitals with her because of falls and other problems. I normally get home late from her retirement home where I volunteer at, leaving little time for homework.

Since colleges won’t know that story, is a 3.55 gpa good enough if I dont bring my GPA up, even though I think I will.

Ps – looking at NYU and university of maryland

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im looking for advice, im 17 and have problems at home that are making me depressed. its hard but at school im the girl who is always laughing, but thats just because its the only time i can be with my friends and try to forget about things, until i get home. my grandma has alzheimers and my mom takes care of her as job.dad works 2 hours away from here. the job stresses my mom out and she says lots of things that i would never think she’d say.she has talked about taking pills and killing herself or killing my grandma like either one should die cause she cant handle the stress anymore i mean she wouldnt do it, she just talked about it.a lot of the times it gets taken out on me. ill come home and she will yell at me or go in her room and go to sleep. sometimes she says stuff like i wish i never had kids, i hate my life, or cuss me out. my grades have slipped a whole lot this year and my biggest secret was i tried to commit suicide the beginning of the year by taking pres. pills. plz help
i would never try to commit suicide again, but that just says how much stress/problems i was having. my grandma doesnt even remember me or know who i am most of the time now. its sooo hard. today in school we were talking in class about how many people have problems and a lot of people dont even realize it cause they hide them so well, apparently i do because no one has any idea and im always laughing in school but i almost started crying in class when she talked about that and everything but when i get home i usually am crying or sad or just go to my room for the rest of the day..
i also hardly ever eat anymore because im never hungry not to mention i get low blood sugar easily and have passed out several times from it, but i have just lost my appetite, probably because of everything im dealing with. i just wish things could be easier. its hard cause i cant really fix a lot of the things that im dealing with.

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I have a 9 mo. old son and I am honestly burnt out. I take care of him from 630-7am until 530-6pm when hubby gets home. There’s virtually no one to help me during the day that’s generous with time. Some days he doesn’t sleep more than 20 mins until 2pm (like today). I just feel like I am going to explode with stress and I am very tired/emotional since birth. There’s just no time for me. I take a 10 min shower; I try to do everything to save time.
I do all the dishes and chores during the day to make us time and I feel like I am doing 95% of the baby’s caregiving. My hubby gets home 530, and baby goes off to bed 730. He barely takes care of him because the baby sleeps so early.
Baby only likes to eat for me. He’ll scream for an hour or more when husband tries to feed him (sometimes it works though). I just feel absolutely worn out and honestly a part of me regrets having a baby, even though he’s BEAUTIFUL. And now with crawling/solid foods, he’s even more work. I just can’t relax!
We’re going on our first vacation in 3 years this weekend. It’ll be a 1 day, 1 night stay…better than nothing. But once that’s over, how do I cope with all this work?

One day he’ll sleep 3 hours in the day, another day only 30 mins. He has no schedule yet and it’s very hard on me.

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he has no short term memory whatsoever,hes got severe alzheimers disease, hes doing a lot of sleeping he will get up at 6:30am,have breakfast and with his clothes on lie on his bed and sleep,if our aide doesnt awaken him periodically he will sleep all day.the aide told me the dr said that he will die in his sleep because of physical inactivity and we cannot interest him in anything,he will ignore you and just sleep,heres a man who loved to read,and do crossword puzzles,watch track and field on the tv and go bowling.what can be done to get him to do things and get him off that bed?

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This has been going on for several months and it’s not only annoying as hell but it’s freaking me out a little bit at this point, it happens almost on a daily basis. I keep saying the wrong things! I don’t mean I put my foot in my mouth (I’ve always done that); I mean I’ll actually go to say one thing and something totally different will come out of my mouth. For instance, I’ll intend to tell my daughter to go brush her teeth, and instead I’ll say, "Go take a bath." and she always looks at me like I’m nuts and then I realize I’ve done it yet again! And I’m like, "What did I just tell you to do?" because I don’t even know what I just said if it wasn’t the right thing. Or at work I’ll mean to ask if the coffee is fresh and instead I’ll say, "Is there any coffee made?" when it’s right in front of me and I know full well there’s coffee made, so people think I’m smoking crack or something, they think I’ve got ******* Alzheimers disease I swear to God. And I’m only in my 30′s. Is it possible that I do? What the **** could possibly cause this?

Also, Alzheimers doesn’t run in my family and there’s nobody with any kind of early onset dementia or anything like that. So it’s not an inherited condition of any kind. I have no idea what it is.
I have been to my family doctor and he said I don’t sleep enough and I’m under too much stress, but he didn’t do any kind of tests or anything.

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I’m a full time nursing student during the day. I’m wondering if there’s any websites to search for night time caregining jobs. I tried craigslist not much luck there. I have Nursing Assistant license and CNA on it’s way. Basicly I’m looking for a job that allows the worker to sleep with a baby monitor in case the patient wakes up and needs assistance to the bathroom or medication. I can’t give up the sleep bacause the daytime classes require lots of focus and memorazation and I still have to pay the bills that’s why I need the night shift. I’m not looking for hourly pay althought it would be nice, I’m looking more of a flat rate since most people won’t pay hourly for sleeping position. Please email me with any info that you may have.

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My mom is 64 years old and her memory is so bad she can’t remember what I last said to her.I talk to my friends and other family members but I cannot stop crying.I’m worried and I’m scared about what is happening to my mom.What is the best way someone can deal with a lover that has dementia?Please help me, I can’t eat or sleep.

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im an 18 year old female and ive started working nights at my caregiving job, from 10pm to 6am. ive been feeling like crap and my body feels exasted! i get home at like 6:40am but even tho my body is so tired i cant seem to find sleep. its killing me! i dont know why but does anyone think it might be because im working nights and nights are really hard for your body? i dont know what to do…please help…

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The phone rings.
The lady of the house answers, "Yes?"
"Mrs. Ward, please."
"Speaking"
"Mrs. Ward, this is Doctor Jones at the Medical Testing Lab. When your Doctor sent your husband’s samples to the lab, the samples from another Mr. Ward were sent as well and we are now uncertain which one is your husband’s. Frankly, it is either bad or terrible."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Ward asks.
"Well, one Mr. Ward has tested positive for Alzheimers disease & the other for AIDS. We can’t tell which your husband’s is"
"That’s terrible! Can we do the test over?" questions Mrs. Ward.
"Normally, yes. But Medicare won’t pay for these expensive tests more than once."
Well, what am I supposed to do now?"
"The people at Medicare recommend that you drop your husband off in the middle of town. If he finds his way home, don’t sleep with him."

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My cat is a 12-year-old female cat, though she might be a year or two older than that. She had a rough life before I rescued her, which might have shortened her life span(?). I took her in and got her fixed and all her shots, fattened her up, and she’s been an indoor/outdoor cat since I got her in 2001. She used to be a very affectionate kitty and can be still sometimes if she is in the mood. Lately she’s been hiding all the time under beds and in closets, she doesn’t sleep on my bed with me anymore, and she has been hissing and growling out the window at things that aren’t there. She has even been attacking my kids if they try to pet her, like she doesn’t know who they are. She’s also been scared of dumb stuff, like someone crinkling up paper. I’m just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to this. Could she be losing her mind? I’m wondering if it might be time to put her down.
I forgot to mention. YES, I am aware I need to bring her to the vet, that is coming up soon, I just wanted to get some insight into this before I bring her in.

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