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Petition Letter: To whom it may concern,

I received an email regarding my academic year and how I have been asked to come back a year later. Without any warning or any notice beforehand I was told this. For two years, as my QSAS advisor is also aware I have been suffering from a traumatic brain injury which caused me to A) fracture my skull B) get contusions on the front and back of my brain C) tinnitus which is constant high-pitched ringing in my ears D) Due to the rewiring and the change in chemical balance in my brain I was considered depressed with my anxiety becoming more chronic. I was diagnosed with post concussion syndrome a year ago which sometimes goes after a few years or if no healing is happening I need to go to rehab. I went to many neurologist and they couldn't tell me what was going on until I came to Canada. For the last one year, I have been trying and trying to get back on track but my brain makes it hard for me. The reason I am saying this is because if it were in my control I wouldn't be in this situation and I hate not being in control. I can't focus, my brain doesn't feel like my brain. At times I lost all motivation to live and that impacts my studies a lot, I also took a lesser load because when my brain receives or works at a normal human level I feel extremely strained and start to hyperventilate. My body has to learn to how to deal with stress all over again. I have to teach my brain how to function the way it used to function. My antidepressants sometimes make me so immobilized, I lose all function, I do not want to get up at times especially with the nausea I deal with.
I went to therapy thinking It will help but my family was splitting and I didn't have time to focus on myself. My studies have been impacted to the extent to which I am making a difference now. I took five summer courses so that I can rectify and get back on track but I then received this email. I was not given any prior warning so I could plan accordingly. I have a whole plan and I know which courses to take in September too, I can't go back to Pakistan because of civil war and my parents are there too. Me studying is the only safe option I have so far, please give me another semester in September to get back on the right track because I want to make a change, I just need help and I hope you'll be willing to assist me and understand where I am coming from. The Changes I want to make is to speak to a concussion therapist, to strategically plan my academics with my advisor and to reach out for help. I didn't reach out for help at and I regret that, so here I am now asking if you can help me and give me another chance so I can prove to you and most importantly prove to myself that I can succeed.