IM APPLYING FOR IT.
on the grounds that i have been chronically ill since january, have been to school 4 weeks this year and have spent over 10weeks in a hospital bed this year etc etc !!
you are only able to write in the space provided, but you can provide extra things suchs as letters from doctors/teachers, doc. certificates ect which become attached to the application, that is probably how your friend has a 1&1/2 page letter from year advisor =)