Was this a blessing in disguise?

I had a lot of struggles in graduate school. I fell behind and graduated later than my friends. I’ve been having significant trouble studying for these post-graduate board exams, it’s been over a year and a half. I’m not sure why it’s been so hard for me. I’m unemployed and still living with my folks. It’s been so hard to see my fellow classmates and all my other peers my age (ages 26-28) and move on working in the hospitals this year. I feel like I’m falling behind in my life. I’m afraid of missing the application deadline again this year (it all depends on my exam results) that I will be another year out. 

But then I’ve been thinking a lot about it, how this deadly pandemic has been. With the rising numbers and no end in sight (even though there’s a vaccine, but it’s going to take a long time for things to get better and when social distancing will end), there are days when I feel thankful to be safe at home and not on the frontlines.