I just thought I should update you guys on my situation: I posted on here a while ago that I was probably going to take a year off from school because of the continued grieving of the loss of my father and my inability to focus. However, my counselors and teachers have been very helpful and understanding, and I plan to stick this year out. I've been also getting a lot more emotional support from the family, and that has been helping a lot. There's a light at the end of the tunnel, and I think I'll going to be able to stay in school this year without too much trouble. This will be the last Friday I'll be taking off.