According to the American Cancer Society, 231,840 women develop breast cancer a year in the United States. This number seems insignificant at first glance, even second, but when I was taken out of class and told my mom has breast cancer, that number is everything. All at once it felt as if my life came tumbling down. I have dealt with death and loss before, but this was a new tier of despair. Caring for my family during my mother’s bout with cancer has transformed me into a stronger more determined young woman.
When we first heard the news, I was shocked, but my parents were afraid. We talked about what treatment my mother would receive, and my parents were depending upon me to care for my younger sisters and to upkeep the house. My mother’s treatment would consist of two operations, the first for a partial breast augmentation. The second procedure would attempt to widen the margins between the cancerous and healthy tissue. Then a couple months of radiation at M.D. Anderson would be needed. My older sister, who was away at college, did not have the stamina that I had when trying to keep our optimism …show more content…
That God has an abstract plan that only he knows and when my family and I come out on the other side we will see the silver lining. Nonetheless, it is difficult to find the silver lining in any situation, but I know that this silver lining was my sisters. When my sisters were born, I was already older, and had other interests than spending time playing dolls. However, now I believe that God realized I would need my sisters to overcome this adversity. Upon thinking of college, I decided not to apply out of state, due to the unsure outcome of the treatment. My sisters encouraged me to apply anyway, because I should not put my life on hold forever. I love my sisters for giving me their blessing to pursue my dreams of branching out my life
When we first heard the news, I was shocked, but my parents were afraid. We talked about what treatment my mother would receive, and my parents were depending upon me to care for my younger sisters and to upkeep the house. My mother’s treatment would consist of two operations, the first for a partial breast augmentation. The second procedure would attempt to widen the margins between the cancerous and healthy tissue. Then a couple months of radiation at M.D. Anderson would be needed. My older sister, who was away at college, did not have the stamina that I had when trying to keep our optimism …show more content…
That God has an abstract plan that only he knows and when my family and I come out on the other side we will see the silver lining. Nonetheless, it is difficult to find the silver lining in any situation, but I know that this silver lining was my sisters. When my sisters were born, I was already older, and had other interests than spending time playing dolls. However, now I believe that God realized I would need my sisters to overcome this adversity. Upon thinking of college, I decided not to apply out of state, due to the unsure outcome of the treatment. My sisters encouraged me to apply anyway, because I should not put my life on hold forever. I love my sisters for giving me their blessing to pursue my dreams of branching out my life