Baxter – I know what it's like trying to pass this exam with a ton of medical and family problems, but it can be done. No, you should not give up. You've come all this way and there is no point in turning back now. Do you think your dad would want you to quit? No. I'm sure he would be supportive, but he would want you to to continue to follow your dream. Try to think positively about the experience. I know that's hard to do, but when I look back on the nearly 5 years I spent on the slow train ride through hell, I don't remember how I felt when I saw another 73. I remember how I felt when my friends saw a 75. Some of the people I met on that train will be my friends for life. I'd give Jeff Elliott a kidney if he needed it. I'd even babysit for him! I remember his post the night he was finished. It was pretty simple, “76 I'll take it.”
Everything happens for a reason, some of us just get knocked down more than others. The trick is to get back up. No matter how low you think you are, you can always get back up. When it feels like you've been punched in the gut, you get back up. When you are down, like now, and everything feels like it's falling on your head, you get back up. You stand up and say NO MORE.
I know you've told yourself all of this and other people have said it too, but I've lived it. I was sitting next to my dad's bed working Audit problems when he died. I managed to pass this beast with cancer. If I can do it, I know you can too. The trick is to just get back up. You have to have faith and you have to stand! Find your feet and your voice and STAND!
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