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a large, fruit-eating bat.: Hmm I wonder. How many people in the chronic illness circle on Tumblr currently attend college?

uctdgirl:

thiscouldmakeyouhappy:

leoncillo:

And how do you feel about it?

And if you’ve dropped out because of an illness, what are you doing now to make a living?

My answer cut off halfway through and now I can’t change it lol.

So anyway I was saying its my last semester but…

Well, for me, I made it through most of college without a hitch, even though my Lupus symptoms were periodically pretty intense.  Honestly, I did pretty well with it and had kind of a blast in the process.  But, in late junior year, when I had to add PTSD to the mix of things, *that’s* when it got to be too much for me.  I struggled from then until midway through senior year and then I had to leave.  Since then I’ve been working multiple jobs, whatever I can get, and taking classes one at a time as I can handle it.  But I’m in my last class right now, so it looks like I’ve made it =).  

  1. c-wizzle answered: I do, and its really hard sometimes :/ everyone gives me crap for not wanting to drink or thinks I’m lying when I say I feel sick!
  2. punintention answered: im finishing 3rd year university. i missed two weeks last year in hospital. a crohns friend has had to repeat first semester multiple times
  3. lobizon answered: in grad school full time + work full time. I’ve missed so many days recently. It wears me out so much. I just want a few days off. Or a day
  4. justpeachykeane answered: I’m a senior in college, formerly with UC. I’m living with a temp ostomy now. Some days are rougher than others but I’ve got great support
  5. reilareila answered: It’s extremely difficult, but I’m trying to make it work, myself. Don’t know if it’s really possible.
  6. ohyeapaige answered: In college, but might drop out soon due to a flare. Can’t party as much because my body reacts so harshly to booze :[
  7. kemicolon answered: In college, dgaf about it. If people ask, I tell them.
  8. disquietude answered: I do. I’m redoing my senior year because of some health problems I had last year. I’m going to graduate. I’m determined.
  9. crohnsandarthritis reblogged this from thecrohner and added:
    in college. sometimes embarrassed, but it gives me an excuse not to go to parties. :D
  10. thecrohner reblogged this from crohns-sucks
  11. thecrohner answered: I love school and it hurt for me to have to drop out this last year. I’m doing a couple online classes now but it’s not the same.
  12. illneverbeyourmonkeywrench answered: I attend college!
  13. crohns-sucks reblogged this from lifewithautoimmune
  14. katisconfused answered: I started classes last spring & racked up around 5 absences in the first week, which is about how many you get the whole semester. I dropped.
  15. anonymous-sibyl reblogged this from chronically-something and added:
    And how do you feel about it?...And if you’ve dropped out because of an illness, what are...
  16. teachmehowtocourtney answered: I’m in my junior year of college & I found out this past summer that I have MS. I’ve thought about quitting & still do.
  17. chronically-something reblogged this from leoncillo and added:
    I am technically still in school but have been on a leave for a year and a half. Was a doctoral student at a university...
  18. adoraxchronicles answered: im currently in college and doing just fine. i have my bad days but i suck it up and take it as it comes.
  19. itwaslupus reblogged this from megachiropteran and added:
    but… Well, for me,...made it through most...hitch, even...
  20. megachiropteran reblogged this from uctdgirl and added:
    I’m in grad school now. It sucks. But I mostly reblogged this for the bold (which is mine). THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH...
  21. uctdgirl reblogged this from thiscouldmakeyouhappy and added:
    I just graduated in August and I dealt with severe chronic pain (the whole time) and an autoimmune disease. It was hard-...
  22. thiscouldmakeyouhappy reblogged this from lifewithautoimmune and added:
    My answer cut off halfway through and now I can’t change it lol. So anyway I was saying its my last semester but its the...
  23. youdontlookhelpful answered: I attend college, it’s my last semester but it’s the first one where I’ve had serious health problems and it
  24. lavender-lotus answered: I’m currently a full time student at the U of M-Dearborn, taking 16 credit hrs+ an internship and have Interstitial Cystitis.Very difficult.
  25. chroniccurve answered: Working on a huge college & chronic illness series you can view at my page; desk jobs are always good and easy on the joints. Or online-based
  26. enthusi-spastic answered: I
  27. palefloridian answered: I’m currently in college. I did better in college than High School because I could make my own schedule. Ask me if you want to know more.
  28. taletreader answered: I can’t drop out. It’s what keeps me going, keeps me alive.
  29. watercolourstorm answered: i have u.c., and am in second year. profs have been understanding when i needed to reschedule exams, so it’s been good for the most part.
  30. chronicillnesscommunity reblogged this from duessa
  31. flaafy answered: I’m a freshman at college currently, and it’s been one of the toughest things I’ve done thus far.
  32. planetduvet reblogged this from lifewithautoimmune
  33. soyclaire answered: I refuse to drop out and let it get to me like that. I’m a sophomore now. It’s hard, but I have my mind set on this.
  34. duessa reblogged this from lifewithautoimmune and added:
    I actually meant to temporarily stop college due to my heart problem, but then I got sicker and now, well… /sigh
  35. lifewithautoimmune reblogged this from leoncillo
  36. unwrittenmem answered: I had to exit my degree early, a dance degree and fibro don’t really well together, but I’m hoping to start biomed in feb :)
  37. slutrockerbitch answered: i attend university and i have fibro. it’s really fucking hard…but i’m determined to work through it.
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