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Petition Type: New
ID: 8172
Submitted: September 21, 2021 at 5:52:13 PM
First Name: Ben
Last Name: Blair
Student Number: 20258904
Email: ben.dblair@hotmail.com
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: HIST
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PHAR 100
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: I am appealing to drop PHAR 100 (Winter, 2021) on the basis of mental illness.
From January, 2021 to April, 2021 I was impaired by severe and unexpected mental illness beyond my control. The condition I was suffering with took me out of work and made basic tasks such as taking care of myself and my responsibilities extremely difficult. I reached out to my family doctor (Dr. Marvin Gelkopf) who referred me to a psychiatrist at CAMH (Dr. Kyle Daniell). Dr. Daniell prescribed me various medications, the majority of which affected me negatively, compounding the problem.
I am appealing to drop only PHAR 100 as my focus in education is in the humanities (history). Even at the height of my illness I could keep up with the course load of the humanities courses I took. Due to the mental state I was in, the course load of Pharmacology 100 became impossible to keep up with.
I did not drop the course earlier because my thinking was impaired by both mental illness and the various medications I was being prescribed. I did not consider the consequences of not dropping the course because of this impairment.
My mental illness is now being managed by a private counselor. I am in a far better mental state and am not on any prescription medications. My counselor and I work together to ensure I am successful in my studies, in my occupation, and in my daily life.
My future plan for academic success is to continue with ongoing mental health care with my personal counselor and only taking courses in the humanities. The former will help make sure that my mental illness remains dormant and the latter will ensure that if I am to become mentally unwell again I will still be able to complete all courses.
Thank you,
Ben Blair
From January, 2021 to April, 2021 I was impaired by severe and unexpected mental illness beyond my control. The condition I was suffering with took me out of work and made basic tasks such as taking care of myself and my responsibilities extremely difficult. I reached out to my family doctor (Dr. Marvin Gelkopf) who referred me to a psychiatrist at CAMH (Dr. Kyle Daniell). Dr. Daniell prescribed me various medications, the majority of which affected me negatively, compounding the problem.
I am appealing to drop only PHAR 100 as my focus in education is in the humanities (history). Even at the height of my illness I could keep up with the course load of the humanities courses I took. Due to the mental state I was in, the course load of Pharmacology 100 became impossible to keep up with.
I did not drop the course earlier because my thinking was impaired by both mental illness and the various medications I was being prescribed. I did not consider the consequences of not dropping the course because of this impairment.
My mental illness is now being managed by a private counselor. I am in a far better mental state and am not on any prescription medications. My counselor and I work together to ensure I am successful in my studies, in my occupation, and in my daily life.
My future plan for academic success is to continue with ongoing mental health care with my personal counselor and only taking courses in the humanities. The former will help make sure that my mental illness remains dormant and the latter will ensure that if I am to become mentally unwell again I will still be able to complete all courses.
Thank you,
Ben Blair
Documentation
Professional Letter: doc.pdf
Professional Letter Detail: Letter from my CAMH psychiatrist with dates.
Document: Ben Blair-Letter.docx
Documentation Detail: Letter from my personal counselor confirming that I am in a better mental state now and testifying to my mental condition at the time of illness.