u/Ok_Lawfulness6962

Hi everyone. So I’m turning 30 soon and been working in healthcare non clinical side since I finished my History BA degree, I got a 2.1.

My plan was always to become a doctor. At gcse I got an A*, 5 A’s (maths, English lit, English language, chemistry) and 6 B’s (physics, biology, Spanish etc).

I did history, maths and biology for a level and suffered with really bad mental health issues, severe depression, I was predicted AAA but ultimately ended up with BCC overall and was so crushed. I originally had chemistry as an AS level too and it was my favourite subject but had to drop it as at the time I just needed to pull through and finish the a levels, I was capable of much more.

I ended up doing a history degree and got a 2.1 from a non-russel group university and for years I’ve worked alongside doctors and nurses and just dreaming of how my life could have been different had I got mental health help at the time.

Is it completely delusional of me to want to apply to med school. I was thinking of going to an open day and querying with the departments whether I can retake my a levels in maths, chemistry and biology as now I am healthy mentally however I don’t know whether I’d just be embarrassing myself by turning up and asking. Currently have six years healthcare non clinical experience, unsure if that helps at all. I have the finances to pay for the degree and a levels.

Please bring me back to earth if completely unreasonable. Thank you! UK based

If someone could please speak to me about this, I’ve been driving myself crazy for the past month since I lost my boy. I loved him more than anything and now I’m convinced I’m the reason he’s gone.

My cat passed away from severe lung scarring about a month ago. It started with him swallowing hard often when not eating so I got checked out at the vet, no heart problems, no issues, mild throat irritation.
He was given anti inflammatories however a couple weeks later his appetite went majorly down and the all of a sudden was rapid breathing. Emergency vet visit and tests, he now had the above severe lung issue. I tried to nurse him back to health with the vets advice but in the end I had to say goodbye.
I have had naked lush bathbombs in my room infrequently over the last maybe two or three years, I’m fully convinced it is my selfishness that caused him to die. He would never go near these products as they were on a shelf above my bed however this was his favourite room to sleep in.
The vet told me she expects it was aerosols that may have caused it, his own body or unknown but I’m worried she sparing my feelings.
We also had a smoker who smoked counterfeit cigarettes living with us, however he smoked them outside and the cat was indoor only. On occasion I could slightly smell the smoke but literally maybe a couple times in the six years the man lived here, not my choice that he did live here. My cat sometimes slept on his clothes. I just so hope it isn’t my fault but I’m afraid I want opinions.