Super-Mom

As a teenager, adolescent years create growing stress between one and their mom. We are finding ourselves and developing independent thoughts different from our parents. The relationship we tend to have with our mom is a love-hate relationship. However, in the end, we would not know what we do without her.

Growing up I looked like the girl who had everything. No one would have expected the battle we were facing in my household. We found out that my mom had a growing tumor in her brain and throat. It was a rare form and in a vital location, which meant it was in need for special attention. My mom went through treatment and drained her in every form. We found out that my mom would have to go to a doctor in Phoenix in order for her to get the proper care she needed. This meant my parents would be leaving my sister and me for a period of time we knew would not be easy. In the moment, my emotions were in disarray. I disregarded what other people in my family were feeling.

Through the whole process, I came to admire everything about my mom. I grew to admire the fact she did not share her fear, and upheld a strong appearance even though she knew she might not make it. She went on with her daily life with a smile as big as the moon. She was gone for over a month, and came home a woman of a different appearance. I never saw my mom weak before. I actually never saw either of my parents in the despair I saw when they came home. My worries all washed away when she came and smiled at me and mouthed to me, Don’t worry. Mom is tough.

My thankfulness has grown tremendously and my appreciation for her will never dwindle. I may not show it to her all the time, but she is the strongest woman I know. She pursues her goals with no fears and teaches us all to love life, every minute of it. One of the most important things she taught me was: to love and appreciate what you have, for the day will come when those things are gone and you can never get them back.