It is all too easy for an individual to be absorbed with just themselves or get lost in his or her own problemsMy life as a first grader was not all rainbows and butterflies. I did not expect much besides never ending snacks, new books, and a carefree family. Apparently, the family part was too much to ask for. In the year 2005, my mom was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. As a young girl, just the word cancer sounded menacing. I obviously understood that if someone was talking about it, he or she was also speaking of pain. However, I did not know the true meaning of cancer and all the terrible parts it came with until it crept into our lives. Surgery, chemotherapy, medications, loss of hair, radiation, and numerous other tiresome procedures
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I started hearing whispers here and there in our house, but I wasn’t too concerned with it because I had not yet realized it was my mom those whispers were about, since I was still naive. Then, we had a family meeting to update everyone on the news about my mom. At first, I was utterly confused. I didn’t understand what specifically came along with cancer. I did my normal day-to-day routine, and continued to be my cheerful and innocent self. Soon, the doctor appointments came, and then I was angry at the cancer. It was more real with my parents going to the hospital and coming home with medications. How could my sweet and beautiful mom have cancer? She didn’t deserve that, and neither did anyone else. I would not believe it. Regardless of my stubbornness, the appointments carried on, and tension in the house …show more content…
For me, that unfortunate person was my mom. I understood later in life that it was not all negative matters that came from the breast cancer. Our family grew closer and appreciated each other more after we saw what unexpected trials could happen to the ones who mean the world to us. God gives us challenges or “bombs” in life because He knows we have the strength to overcome it. Otherwise, He wouldn’t put the obstacle in our path. So in the end, results will depend on my faith, attitude, and outlook. Life is what I make out of it, positive or
I started hearing whispers here and there in our house, but I wasn’t too concerned with it because I had not yet realized it was my mom those whispers were about, since I was still naive. Then, we had a family meeting to update everyone on the news about my mom. At first, I was utterly confused. I didn’t understand what specifically came along with cancer. I did my normal day-to-day routine, and continued to be my cheerful and innocent self. Soon, the doctor appointments came, and then I was angry at the cancer. It was more real with my parents going to the hospital and coming home with medications. How could my sweet and beautiful mom have cancer? She didn’t deserve that, and neither did anyone else. I would not believe it. Regardless of my stubbornness, the appointments carried on, and tension in the house …show more content…
For me, that unfortunate person was my mom. I understood later in life that it was not all negative matters that came from the breast cancer. Our family grew closer and appreciated each other more after we saw what unexpected trials could happen to the ones who mean the world to us. God gives us challenges or “bombs” in life because He knows we have the strength to overcome it. Otherwise, He wouldn’t put the obstacle in our path. So in the end, results will depend on my faith, attitude, and outlook. Life is what I make out of it, positive or