Greetings, amigoes. Thankyou so much for all the kind words.

I got accepted into my first choice law school at australian national university, in the nation's capital. I am tempted to defer the year, continue working at the bank, until my mother's health is 100%. As far as I'm concerned, she is my number one priority. Though the bank is crushing my will to live, the pay and experience is satisfactory until she's all better. On top of my BA from Melbourne, that's only another 2 years until yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum (ie. the completion of the degree). My mother insists I go, as all good mothers would, but I worry so much about her.