u/ADAnderson11

After 10 years I put the final nail in the coffin.
When I started my PhD I was very excited and full of energy.
Then my dad died.
A year later my mom died.
And then 2 uncles and my grandmother died in the two years following.
And finally last year, my husband died suddenly of a heart attack.
I tried. I really tried to keep my head in the game but in the end I was just way too tired and way too emotionally drained.
I still have a teaching job at a local community college. I’d like to publish more casually and keep a toe in the water but unfortunately, I will end my education at ABD status.