First the good news – I’ve just been informed that I have graduated with first class honours from my Masters degree course. Both my thesis and course work seem to have made an impression. I’m pretty delighted about it. It was a lot of hard work for me, often in more than trying circumstances, so I feel a genuine sense of achievement in having managed to get this result.
Now the bad news. My mother-in-law is unwell. Very unwell. It’s likely that she will be spending a lot of time in hospital over the coming months with a very uncertain outcome in prospect. She has been an incredibly warm, caring, supportive and strong figure within the whole extended family. She has touched the lives of so many people, I struggle to know where to begin. I really wish her the best in the time ahead.
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Brilliant news about your First Class Honours :hug:
Jolly well done, you!
Sorry to hear F’s mother is not well. I hope things go well for her.
Excellent news about the Masters, you worked very hard to get that result.
I hope the outcome for you mother in law can be just as good in the end.
Congratulations on the Masters First Class Honours! *Leaps about and claps*
What was the subject of your Thesis?
Sorry to hear about your Mother-in-Law’s illness. Positive vibes being sent from Australia for her recovery.
Thanks Truce! The subject of my thesis was supply chain management as it applies to software distribution over the Internet. Essentially I was trying to understand why something existed that shouldn’t exist.. I expect to get written confirmation in the next few days.
(Oh and thanks to everyone else too!) Really appreciated!