Financial Aid Reflection

I am writing in regards to my current status in receiving financial aid. I have currently been placed on Financial Aid Probation and wish to appeal. It is clear my academic standards have not been adequate to Sacred Heart University's expectations. These past two semesters have been quite tough and had unfortunately taken me away from my school work. When I was six years old I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Most people are uniformed with the seriousness of Crohn's and relate it to common stomach ache. However, for many, myself included it can mean a life-long battle. Being so young and innocent, it was hard for me to understand what was going on. Why is was going to the hospital multiples a year, the countless procedures I had

Growing up with this disease has wounded me physically but also mentally, it is very difficult for me to open up about anything. I have never been the type of person to talk about their feelings and express themselves. When I arrived to college freshmen year I fell into a depression, I kept telling myself it'll get better, maybe tomorrow I'll feel better about myself. Ignoring my responsibilities like my school work was collateral of my sadness, I wasn't doing poorly in school because I didn't understand the material or was incapable of understanding what was being taught. I was so overwhelmed with misery I felt numb. I wasn't able to get out of bed most days and the days I did I often wondered if I was doing any of this for the right reasons. I often questioned why I was even alive and if I should be. People often would mention that I used this depression as an excuse to not perform well in school. This was never the case, I have always been a passionate and motivated kid and when I would put my mind to something, I would work to achieve that goal. But, it was different when I got to college and had no motivation to immerse myself in my work. I never truly told anyone about my depression because I always felt that no one would understand what I