Winter Break Research Paper

On a cold December day one week before winter break my life was flipped upside down. I was a 5th grader waiting for my mom to pick me up from school after tutoring but, my uncle picked me up that day I asked him, “Where’s my mom?” “Why didn’t she pick me up?” My uncle redundancy , didn’t say a single word to me during the car ride home. As I got to my house, I saw the ambulance outside of my house, hoping nothing was wrong. I open the door hope the first responders weren’t there but as I open the door I accidently hit one of them with the door. As I stepped into my living room saw my mother on the stretcher unconscious, not speaking, not moving. I saw my little brother and little cousin crying their eyes out, I started to bawl also and start screaming ; “Why did this have to happen to me?” “Why my mom?” At that moment, I didn’t know what was happening. Later on that evening after many exams and x-rays, my family and I found out that my mother had a brain arteriovenous malformation which is a type of malformation that can rupture at anytime and cause a stroke. Therefore, my mother was put into an induced coma for about two months. When she finally woke up from her coma she didn’t remember anything. She didn’t recognize anyone except my
It made me realize that I had to do more things for myself because my mom wasn’t around to do it. During the time I was living with my aunt she taught me how to cook, clean and how to do laundry. Also I had to learn how take care of my little brother all at the same. This tragedy has shaped me into a responsible young adult,a strong person because all I do now is all for my loving mom. I have to stay strong for both of my parents and family. This situation has taught me how to balance out my priority with my social life, it also taught me that with faith and hope you can overcoming any hard obstacle in