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Petition Type: New
ID: 9831
Submitted: December 13, 2022 at 10:45:36 AM
First Name: Lauren
Last Name: Hudecki
Student Number: 20288713
Email: 20lph1@queensu.ca
Degree Program: Kinesiology
Plan: BSCI
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: ANAT315
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Ryan Hudecki
1025 Logan Ave.
Toronto, ON
M4K 3E6
(416) 996-2909
ryan@ccmc.ca
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to you on behalf of my daughter, Lauren Hudecki, who is asking for some clearance from your department. She has a history of concussions through her athletic career that has sidelined her aspirations of representing her country, let alone Queens. This history is outlined in her accommodations that the school and your department received last year when Lauren started at Queens.
With help from some of the best doctors in Toronto, Lauren's recovery has been a zig zag of ups and downs and while second year started off on a strong foot, an unfortunate incident occurred a few weeks ago. Lauren was preparing breakfast before heading to class, and fainted in her kitchen. The fact that she fainted was alarming in itself but what amplified the situation was the fact that she struck her head on the wall and floor as she fell. Her roommates called 911 and Lauren regained consciousness with the paramedics in her kitchen. Needless to say, it was a stressful few days. This occurred on Wednesday November 16th.
Since then, Lauren's historic post-concussion symptoms have returned and have affected her academic progress in a very negative way. She is suffering from daily headaches along with experiencing difficulties with light and sound sensitivities along with general focus issues. Heading into her fourth week with this renewed reality has dragged her normally positive demeanor down as well, which is unfortunate.
Lauren loves the program she is in and is working to graduate with top marks in a few years. Unfortunately, this incident is proving to be slowing that progress down. We are working through the system regarding her current exams in a few other classes, however, the type of learning that Anatomy requires, which some would argue is centred around memorization, is the most difficult thing for Lauren to do in her current situation.
As a Kinesiology grad myself (McMaster), I understand fully how integral this course is as the base of the entire program.
This letter is to ask that you forgive her time in the course this semester and not count it against her credits, but let her recover from this incident and start again next year.
Please understand that Lauren is not a quitter. In fact she is exactly the opposite, and let that be a factor in your decision.
Thank you for your consideration.
Ryan Hudecki
LETTER FROM STUDENT:
To whom it may concern,
My name I Lauren Hudecki, and I am in second year studying Kinesiology. I am writing to you in concern to a recent incident that has led me to modify my academics and move my exams.
On the morning of Wednesday November 21, 2022, I was in my kitchen preparing breakfast before school when I was overcome with an uneasy feeling and immediately fainted. I didn??t gain consciousness until about ten minutes later after the paramedics arrived. Unfortunately, I hit my head on the wall as I fell and sustained a severe concussion.
The added problem that comes with this was that throughout my athletic career playing hockey I have sustained multiple concussions which forced me to stop playing about three years ago. Since then, I have been dealing with post-concussion syndromes, which include daily headaches, trouble with concentration and memory, and negative effects on both my mood and overall well-being. All of these are outlined in Ventus along with the accommodations I have been granted by the school.
After seeing multiple doctors over the years, I started off this year trending positively and I felt I was finally back on track to feeling myself. Having this recent incident happen has been a huge let-down as I??ve had a large setback, which has been extremely hard on my physical and mental health. The last few weeks it has been hard to get through most days, let alone complete any work or studying. With the help of the Kinesiology department, it was I decided it was best to move two of my exams to the January exam period so that I had more time to recover.
The reason for this letter is to ask permission to late-drop my anatomy course and enroll in it again next fall. With anatomy being a heavier course with more memory-based learning, I??ve found it very difficult to keep up since my incident. It is hard for me to concentrate for even short amounts of time, let alone try and memorize as much as I would need to for the exam. I have always been very committed to my academics, so this was a very difficult decision to make. With my health in mind, I thought this would be the best decision, instead of trying to push myself, which could worsen and prolong my condition and put my grades in all my courses at risk.
I am doing everything I can right now to be healthy come next semester, including seeing multiple doctors at home in Toronto, and receiving various treatments. Please take this all into consideration and let me know any questions or supporting documentation you might need to help with your decision. Perhaps even a phone call with my main concussion Doctor in Toronto, Dr. Fahim Merali (416-619-5546) at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Thank you for considering my letter, I look forward to hearing back from you.
1025 Logan Ave.
Toronto, ON
M4K 3E6
(416) 996-2909
ryan@ccmc.ca
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to you on behalf of my daughter, Lauren Hudecki, who is asking for some clearance from your department. She has a history of concussions through her athletic career that has sidelined her aspirations of representing her country, let alone Queens. This history is outlined in her accommodations that the school and your department received last year when Lauren started at Queens.
With help from some of the best doctors in Toronto, Lauren's recovery has been a zig zag of ups and downs and while second year started off on a strong foot, an unfortunate incident occurred a few weeks ago. Lauren was preparing breakfast before heading to class, and fainted in her kitchen. The fact that she fainted was alarming in itself but what amplified the situation was the fact that she struck her head on the wall and floor as she fell. Her roommates called 911 and Lauren regained consciousness with the paramedics in her kitchen. Needless to say, it was a stressful few days. This occurred on Wednesday November 16th.
Since then, Lauren's historic post-concussion symptoms have returned and have affected her academic progress in a very negative way. She is suffering from daily headaches along with experiencing difficulties with light and sound sensitivities along with general focus issues. Heading into her fourth week with this renewed reality has dragged her normally positive demeanor down as well, which is unfortunate.
Lauren loves the program she is in and is working to graduate with top marks in a few years. Unfortunately, this incident is proving to be slowing that progress down. We are working through the system regarding her current exams in a few other classes, however, the type of learning that Anatomy requires, which some would argue is centred around memorization, is the most difficult thing for Lauren to do in her current situation.
As a Kinesiology grad myself (McMaster), I understand fully how integral this course is as the base of the entire program.
This letter is to ask that you forgive her time in the course this semester and not count it against her credits, but let her recover from this incident and start again next year.
Please understand that Lauren is not a quitter. In fact she is exactly the opposite, and let that be a factor in your decision.
Thank you for your consideration.
Ryan Hudecki
LETTER FROM STUDENT:
To whom it may concern,
My name I Lauren Hudecki, and I am in second year studying Kinesiology. I am writing to you in concern to a recent incident that has led me to modify my academics and move my exams.
On the morning of Wednesday November 21, 2022, I was in my kitchen preparing breakfast before school when I was overcome with an uneasy feeling and immediately fainted. I didn??t gain consciousness until about ten minutes later after the paramedics arrived. Unfortunately, I hit my head on the wall as I fell and sustained a severe concussion.
The added problem that comes with this was that throughout my athletic career playing hockey I have sustained multiple concussions which forced me to stop playing about three years ago. Since then, I have been dealing with post-concussion syndromes, which include daily headaches, trouble with concentration and memory, and negative effects on both my mood and overall well-being. All of these are outlined in Ventus along with the accommodations I have been granted by the school.
After seeing multiple doctors over the years, I started off this year trending positively and I felt I was finally back on track to feeling myself. Having this recent incident happen has been a huge let-down as I??ve had a large setback, which has been extremely hard on my physical and mental health. The last few weeks it has been hard to get through most days, let alone complete any work or studying. With the help of the Kinesiology department, it was I decided it was best to move two of my exams to the January exam period so that I had more time to recover.
The reason for this letter is to ask permission to late-drop my anatomy course and enroll in it again next fall. With anatomy being a heavier course with more memory-based learning, I??ve found it very difficult to keep up since my incident. It is hard for me to concentrate for even short amounts of time, let alone try and memorize as much as I would need to for the exam. I have always been very committed to my academics, so this was a very difficult decision to make. With my health in mind, I thought this would be the best decision, instead of trying to push myself, which could worsen and prolong my condition and put my grades in all my courses at risk.
I am doing everything I can right now to be healthy come next semester, including seeing multiple doctors at home in Toronto, and receiving various treatments. Please take this all into consideration and let me know any questions or supporting documentation you might need to help with your decision. Perhaps even a phone call with my main concussion Doctor in Toronto, Dr. Fahim Merali (416-619-5546) at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Thank you for considering my letter, I look forward to hearing back from you.
Documentation
Professional Letter: Merali school note-0.docx
Document: Doctornote-0.pdf