3 years to the day

As I was supposed to start

On January 31, 2017

I will begin

My Ph.D. program.

The official

Enrollment

Came through

On November 30, 2016

I can finally say

The long waiting period

Is over

The illness

ME

That has kept

My future away from me

In a storage locker

Is no longer

Allowed to stop me

In fact, nothing will

For I am not just doing

This doctorate

For myself

But for the

Millions missing

To show each and every one of them

That this illness isn't allowed

To take our goals and dreams away

From us forever

To never give up hope

Because miracles happen every day

I'm living proof

That it's not just in the movies

Shows

Or books

I'm going to be living my dream

Graduation date is ballparked at

July 2020

But if I double up on some of my classes

I will get out of there earlier

The fact remains

That when I'm done

I'll be able to work

As a college professor

Teaching business

Just like I have wanted

To since being diagnosed

And though that goal

Was stuck in

Suspended animation

For 3 years

No more of that

I am now almost

Done with the paperwork

Which is part of my

Enrollment

All that is left over

Is the tuition stuff

And I begin

This new chapter in my life

It'll be funny

To be called

Dr. Olga

When I'm done

But I am about to blast off

To my final educational moon

I sit back in the rocket ship

And look around

Knowing how far I've come

I'm blessed

Grateful

And proud

I pray that my

Recovery

Currently at

1 years and 4 months

But will be at

1.5 years

When I start

Will continue onward and onward

As I inch forward

In this super amazing time

In my life

I still can't believe it

I am officially

A student

Part of the entering

Class of 2017

At the

University of the Rockies!