Secondly, I say go for it! What is the purpose of living if we can’t chase our dreams. Yeah, you’re older than the typical medical student. So what? It’s not worth living with the doubt and dejection that you’ll feel for the rest of your life knowing that you didn’t at least try. I think you’ll find that once you start down the path towards your goal, you’ll begin to feel like your old self with every step forward that you take.

With that being said, I don’t think that that it will be an easy task. You’re about 7 years behind the curve, so you’ll probably have to do a lot of preparatory work prior to applying to med school. I would keep an optimistic attitude though, and keep pushing towards your goal.

As long as you have breath in your body you better go for what you know! In other words you will never feel peace until you reach your ultimate goal of being a physician and even then you will have developed about 20 more goals to reach…Go for it..

You can start feeling yourself again by graduating with honors (smile) with your BS in lab science, prepping for the MCAT, researching Medical schools, and developing time out to TAKE CARE of YOU! Do something for you…don’t neglect you…

“Hold on to your dreams, because when your dreams die, life is like a bird with broken wings that cannot fly”

Langston Hughes

By the way, check out this recent story of the oldest woman to get masters degree