Concentrating on school in the midst of family crisis.

[soliloquy]

I've been so excited to have the opportunity to complete my BS. I have been anxiously awaiting my program evaluation from COSC so I could figure out what to take next. If I could have my evaluation back by Tuesday I was ready to enroll right then.

Unfortunately, a couple of things have happened. My grandfather passed away (my grandmother passed away a couple of years ago). He was found several days after Christmas and had probably been alone for a few days. My mother then proceeded to literally have a stroke and she is now in the hospital about a 10 hour drive from me. I've been trying to get a flight up there but the weather up north is impossible right now. I have to wait until midweek to get up there. It's just been a lot to process.

Have any of you experienced trying to balance crisis and school. I had to deal with my father's death when I was last enrolled in school and it was so overwhelming...

I don't want to delay my education any further but I don't know how I'm going to be able to concentrate on my studies with all of this going on...and her health and everything up in the air.