The experience that has had the most profound affect on my life was when my mom battled cancer for the second time. I was in the second grade when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and at the time, I was unaware of how seriousness of her illness. As I grew through third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade, my understanding of the situation climbed drastically and I witnessed my mom fight on as the most brave individual I have ever met. It was difficult for me to watch my mother be so sick that for weeks at a time she could not get out of bed without help. It was in these dark times for my family that I learned how to be brave even when I don’t believe in myself and to keep your head up high and smile because I am not sure how much time I have
