Martinez life came to a halt when he found out his mother was slowly and painfully dying of breast cancer. He was torn that his only present parent was going to cease from existence since his father had been absent for the majority of his life. For months he had been in and out of The Presbyterian hospital where his mother was receiving her chemotherapy. However as her disease progressed and she became weak he had found himself almost living in the hospital along side of his ill mother. Kelvin was unable to maintain his job since he had to take care of his mother and dedicate his time to her completely since she was unable to do anything and was extremely weak. Her life slipped right out of her body in front of the son that watched as …show more content…
Unfortunately, this also became an issue because a collections agency was forcefully withdrawing money out of his paycheck over a fraudulent debt that was placed on him. On the verge of being evicted due to the fact that he was unable to pay rent on time he also struggled to find enough money for food to get him through the day. Leaving him with no options but to sometimes go to sleep without eating or calling out of work because he was unable to pay for transportation. Martinez had no leeway since his job was hourly, the days that he called out determined whether or not he would make enough money to pay off his