Aug 23, 2009 20:46
Again... I am frustrated, really really frustrated, by my inability to think or write as easily and clearly as before I got sick. Hypoxia? Too many harsh drugs in my system? Regardless of cause, I'm having a hard time reading articles and retaining the information. This makes trying to catch up on incomplete classwork difficult, and thinking about a research project that is hanging over my head very daunting.
What is my research project on? It may very well end up merging into my thesis work. Instead of writing two papers on federal disaster policy, I have an alternate assignment. There is virtually no writing on the subject of the privitization of the national EMS contract under FEMA. American Medical Response, the company I worked for before the PGH base closed, holds that contract. I'm hoping that history will be useful, because I need to get interviews with the people in charge.