Losing Mom When Twat twelve, my parents separated, and 1 thought that was hard. Then Trealied that someting lacs even harder losing someone youve very much Tn my opinion “ances the worst sbcltter word in the whale Bictionay, My mom sas frst dignosed with iouth cancer She spent Mothers Day i the hospital hat yea recovering fom major surgery. Then, Kou months inter ahe wos lognosed with lng concer remember the day so vv. When I cae home fom school that day, my mons side ofthe family was there. They were ll ying. My ‘mom sal Come and st by me” and she stated cing, too, My heart began to pound really hard and my yes fled with ers. definitly knew something major was serong, My mom was oo upset to explain so my grandpa told me. My mom had concern both ung and she ony had shot dime to ive My nom and just sat there and cried together. My fay had to watch any mom go through so mac chemotherapy, radiation, oxygen treatments and the loss of her beauifal halt. She suffered so mich, and we oukint do anything about i She could tal without on TOUGH STUFF 201 «coughing or losing her breath. She was weak, and she was just slovily dying ‘We knew it would happen someday, but not as soon as it did. Everything was over in eight months. Teame home from school one day, and my mom wasn’t there. She was always my first concer when I walked through the door She had been taken to the hospital in an ambulance. We ‘went up to see her that night. I didn’t get my homework done, but I didn't care The next day, my brother Robert and I were called out ‘of school because my mom wasn't doing well. I went to my locker and stared crying. Two of my friends came out and tried to comfort me. When we got tothe hospital, my brother Chris met us atthe elovator and told us the grim news [tried not to ery infront of Mom because it would "upset her, and then she wouldn’tbe abe to breathe. took ‘a deep breath and went in to see her. It was so hard to see her lying there so helpless | held her hand, and we tried to talk but it was hard for her. [ can’t even count how many times I told her that I loved her. ‘When Tleft her that night, I had the feoing that it was going to be the las time I saw her alive. When [got home, Fealled her and we talked some more. remember the con= versation word for word | told her that she souncled bet- ter and that [loved her. That conversation was 8 special “The next day, Robert and 1 were called out of school again. I wanted to cry so badly, but I held back my tears. Chris and my dad were inthe car waiting for us. [as 30 scared to face what was in stoze for us. When we stepped of the elevator atthe hospital, I took a deep breath just hnad a feeling that what { was about to hear wasnt going tobe good, My sister came out of my mom'sroom and she was crying, A I got closer I could see that everyone else ‘was crying, too. I started to shake. My sister came up to ime and said, “She's gone. She died” T tried to laughbecause I didn't want it tobe tue, The pain I felt was lke no other, My sister asked iT wanted to goin and see her and Isaid yes, When it was time for everyone to leave went over and gave Mom allast hug, When she didn’t hug me back, Tknev it wasn’t a dream. me days [really need my mom, When she died, apart ‘of me died, too. However, knew that I would have become an adult very quickly, Sometimes I ask mysel, iy hey? She did not deserve any of the pain that she went through, She fought hard for her cildeen, We meant the world to her, and I know she didn’t want to leave w always thought my mom would be here for special things like homecoming, prom, graduation and my dling day. Its hard knowing she's not g never going to know her grandchildren oe see Robert and Trgtow up. | would do anything to have her back, [ mis and love her so much, Very few people consider the true dangers of smokin They think iis cool because everyone else is doing it. B itis’. I relly isn't, ’m sure that at least one of you reading this thinks that life would be so much better without your parents. Ihave a little tip for you: Live life to its fullest and love your patents, l’s hard fo go on without them, EDITORS’ NOTE: For suppor los of looed ome du fo ails Koni at 1-80 899-2866, or logon fo www kidskonnected org. |