A father is someone who picks you when you are down, takes care of you in your time of need, fights for you at any given moment, and scolds you when you mess up. But that is why you love them so much. The moments of triumph and prosperity outweigh the ones of pain and struggle. During the summer of 2014, my father was diagnosed with Stage 2 Leukemia; however, he decided to keep it a secret from me. When I found out I was caught in a maelstrom of emotions. I felt anger, pain, despair, sadness, and hopelessness; although, I never showed it physically. After a few weeks of tests, we learned that the cancer would not disappear easy and would require a great amount of money and medical procedures to help stabilize and bring down the cancer. After
