'round the corner
I never intended to use this blog for my personal life, but today I will make an exception. The last 18 months, well, haven't been the best. Matt was diagnosed with a severe heart condition that could result in a heart transplant, in the middle of last year. The diagnosis was a bit surreal, as he's a pretty healthy-looking 22 year old, and he wasn't showing any symptoms as a result of the condition. Even though he was asymptomatic, earlier this year his cardiologists decided to put in a defibrillator, to alleviate a secondary condition that he had, an irregular heartbeat.
This had a profound effect on the rest of our lives, including university. This year is my last year of my Bachelor of Commerce, and I always planned to try and get into honours. Before this week, my prospects of getting into honours were looking grim, as my first semester marks were terrible, mostly due to Matt having his defibrillator implanted during the exam period.
Well, over the last week and a half, life has finally turned the corner. Due to some aggressive drugs Matt's taking to regulate his heartbeat, his heart has repaired itself from being the worst level of heart failure, to normal function. I received my marks for second semester a couple of days ago, and my marks were surprisingly good. So much so, that I'm hoping that I'll be able to get into honours, if not at Melbourne University, where I currently go, but at Monash University.
So no more crying into my knitting - the sun's shining, the birds are singing, and life's looking alright again.
I'm nearly done with my Christmas knitting, and I hope to have photos up within the next couple of days.
This had a profound effect on the rest of our lives, including university. This year is my last year of my Bachelor of Commerce, and I always planned to try and get into honours. Before this week, my prospects of getting into honours were looking grim, as my first semester marks were terrible, mostly due to Matt having his defibrillator implanted during the exam period.
Well, over the last week and a half, life has finally turned the corner. Due to some aggressive drugs Matt's taking to regulate his heartbeat, his heart has repaired itself from being the worst level of heart failure, to normal function. I received my marks for second semester a couple of days ago, and my marks were surprisingly good. So much so, that I'm hoping that I'll be able to get into honours, if not at Melbourne University, where I currently go, but at Monash University.
So no more crying into my knitting - the sun's shining, the birds are singing, and life's looking alright again.
I'm nearly done with my Christmas knitting, and I hope to have photos up within the next couple of days.
