My Mom Is The Most Important Person In My Life

terror. The thing was almost upon me, and I had no way to escape. Still I pushed myself up and

One moment that I will cherish forever was when I helped her prepare dinner in her kitchen. I remember watching

She and I had an especially close bond. Shortly before my dad’s accident, both her parents had died. I was the one who supported her through a very difficult year. As a result, she always treated me differently from the other kids—almost like an adult.

The nurse kept asking me to focus in on her eyes but mine wandered away. As

for granted. She went into cardiac arrest at the age of 1 , I had never wanted to

Suddenly a low noise came from outside the dorm startling Caroline causing her to hit her head on the fridge “Shit!” rubbing her head she decided to go check it out “probably some frat kids”

stayed strong even through the times that were tough. And final she lived on to tell our

Meanwhile, the fire department was dispatched, and Grace´s truck was the first on scene. The chief started delegating jobs, and Grace was told to get ready to head in. She grabbed her Self

Although her death was a tragedy, it made me realize that this is the only life I will ever have, and I need to embrace every aspect of it and not take one millisecond of it for

    Next in proper tantrum fashion, she threw herself to the ground and quietly tapped her feet against the ground. Though she was meant to be freaking out she didn’t want any of her family members to see this!

She would tell me stories about our family and I would take it all in. She told me about my grandfather, Elmer Gatlin who started the Gatlin family reunion that is now going on for 45 years. She told me about her mother, my aunt Norma, who had 15 children and who had owned a store where she sold fish sandwiches on Fridays.

Hotel manager Tonya Hinds actually smelled gas and decided to evacuate the building. Her fast thinking got everyone out of there before the explosion ever happened and actually saved their lives. She pulled the alarm and people listened

And now it had all come crashing down. Smoke burned her lungs, but she didn't move, couldn't move.

When she finally caught her breath and was not crying anymore, my parents asked her “What happened?”

She understood perseverance and the importance of people and she carried on against all odds. The last time I spoke to her, she knew exactly who I was, despite