A Loved One

Most teenagers go through the stage where they are too cool for their parents or disrespect them to get their way. I went through this with my father, but my mom has always been my best friend. She is a very helpful and understanding person. I know she has always been there for me just because she is my mom, but in all honesty she helps me through anything and everything. Well two years ago, I became her motivator. She was diagnosed with breast cancer.
I remember coming home from school just like any other normal day and she was laying in bed crying. I went up to find out what was wrong, and that is when she broke the news to me. When she told me this, it felt like the whole world was dropped on my heart. But I knew I had to do all I could to stay positive and help her through this tough time. She had to have a surgery to remove the lump and was in the hospital for two nights. I stayed with her in the hospital both nights. Missing school and sporting events to keep her positive was the least I could do for my mom.
After the lump was removed, she was put through radiation and chemotherapy. This was easily the hardest part of the whole experience. Seeing my mom losing her hair and being very sick day after day played a toll on me. When ever I was close to her you could just smell the radiation medicine and it was an awful smell. The medicine made her very sick for many months. She was always a laughing and energetic person, but during this she was far from it. After losing all her hair and energy, the radiation process was finally over. The doctors informed us that the cancer was all gone. This was the best news we had heard in months.
Her hair and spirit slowly came back after time. This experience lasted about a year and a half to go through all of the steps. She has a complete masectomy to make sure it would never come back again. My father and I did everything we could to comfort her and keep her positive when possible. The best memory I have from all of it though was that when she was really sick she would still come watch me play baseball and that gave me so much courage that anything is possible if you set your mind to it.
Today my mom is back to her normal self and happier than ever. She has given me so much drive in life because she showed me that when your at your lowest points in life you still have to keep your chin up. This is the biggest memory in my life that I will never forget and always cherish to have my mom here still.