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When I was in college my partner passed away and I went through a really hard time. This professor and one other where the only ones to give me the option to do my work whenever I could get it done and still get full credit for it. That was the only reason I was able to pass those two classes. I want to email them and tell them that they made a huge impact on my academic journey and they are part of the reason I’m going to grad school. I also want to thank them for what they did for me. I’m worried they won’t remember who I am though because this was over a year ago. I also did not participate much in there class so we didn’t speak one on one to each other that much. I am worried this might be too heavy of a topic if they don’t know me that well. Should I still send the email?

Hey guys, I just wanted to share some good news and give hope to other people going through the same thing. The past 3 years have been crazy for me. I had 3 major episodes in two years and almost lost my life due to them. I was failing school and dealing with horrible SI and even attempted a few times. I went through so many medications none of them working and I was dealing with intense psychosis as well as an addiction. I didn’t think I would make it out at all. But I decided I didn’t want to be suffering like that anymore. And it took a lot of work but slowly I started getting better. I took a semester off school and got a new psychiatrist who put me on meds that worked for me. I got a therapist and a routine. I got sober and I just went back to school this semester. And I was so scared I wouldn’t pass and I would get kicked out but I tried really hard and I ended up passing! I am so proud of myself! Looking back I realized how far I came. I just wanted to share in case people were going through the same thing. There is hope, you just have to keep going. It is really hard but it does get better!