Personal Narrative: My Mom With Thyroid Cancer

As tears run down my face and my heart beating fast and the thought of losing my mom running through my head. My mom was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. A cancer of the thyroid, the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck.The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located in the front of our necks. It stores and produces hormones that affect the function of virtually every organ in our bodies. The thyroid hormone regulates our metabolic rate and is associated with modest changes in body weight and energy levels.

On January 12th, 2017 my mom was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. My mom, my sister and I were in the car about to go into the grocery store when my mom received a call from the Cancer Treatment Center of Philadelphia , they …show more content…
Walking through that hostbital all I could see way sick people and it smelt like cleaning supplies and the whole mood was depressing and the food there isn't all the greatest. We sat many hours while my mom got tests done. Before she went into surgery, we got to see her . Walking into that room and seeing my mom was the hardest thing ever to see her going through this was heartbreaking. My mom are such a motivation person she strives to be happy everyday and constantly has a smile on her face. We said our goodbyes and walking down those halls was one of the hardest things I ever experienced I would have never guessed that my mom would be in one of those hospital beds because she had cancer. All that was going through my head was what if my mom doesn't make it? What if my mom doesn't make it? Each child has a close relationship, whether it's with your mom or dad, but i've always had a close relationship with my mom I was always by her side and never let her go. After waiting a few hours we got the call that she was done. We made our way back to her room, to be honest, she look horrible she looked so sick and unhappy it was so hard seeing my mom like