The Tumor that Changed My Family’s Life “Mommy, I need help!” I exclaimed as I was trying to put on my favorite pink and red Strawberry Shortcake dress. It was one hot afternoon, in late July in the year of 2003, my family was getting ready to celebrate my cousin’s 1st birthday party. I was so excited! “I can have cake and candies,” I thought to myself as I ran down the hall to go get my shoes that matched my dress. As I attempted to put on my shoes for the very first time, my sister was sitting next to me on the couch in the living room getting frustrated seeing me struggle. “Becca, here let me help you,” she insisted. “I can do it all by myself,” I responded in my little four-year-old voice. She ended up putting them on for me. I ran back to mine and my sister's room to get Miss Beary, a pink care bear with hearts on the stomach, I took her everywhere with me. “Come on Denise and Becca, we’re going to late,” my dad said while getting my brother out of the baby blue walker. We ran to car excited with the thought of cake in our minds. I went in after my sister, sitting in my booster seat waiting for my dad to buckle me in while my mom puts my brother in his car seat. As we got to Peter Piper Pizza, I knew I was going to have a blast with all the games, the food, and most importantly the cake. There were balloons and decorations everywhere, my mom holding my hand as we were walking to where my cousin's party was. After eating pizza, playing games with my sister, and
serious towards everything. I would stop talking to my friends from Kingwood High School and my friends from New Jersey and as well as my family. Then one day, i suddenly became really tired and light headed and unable to function correctly. In a matter of minutes i was rushed to the hospital, and multiple test was concluded and the result was showing that i had stage two colon cancer. The word Cancer didn't shock me or scare me, but the only thing that scared me was the result of having cancer and how it's going to change me and what i have to through in order to live or have my normal life back.
When I arrived at the store, I came to an appalling realization that the money I had couldn’t even buy a tiny pair of green doll shoes at this gargantuan store. My little 7 year old world came crashing down. Before then, I had
Jeannette Walls was in a taxi wondering if she had been overdressed for the evening.She was stuck in traffic when she saw her mother Rose 15 feet away. Her mother had tied rags around her shoulder while a black and white terrier mix was beside her. When Rose looked up, Jeannette panicked and thought her mother would see her and shout her name and that someone from the party would spot them together. Jeannette immediately turned her taxi around and went home. She felt ashamed of herself because she was living this nice life,living in Park Avenue and wearing pearls.While her parents were probably huddled on a sidewalk keeping warm and finding something to eat. Jeannette called her mother's friend and left a message, this was the way she would
Sometimes I’m afraid. I’m afraid of forgetting what your voice sounded liked, what it felt to be wrapped in your arms, what it was like to hear you say you loved me. Sometimes I’m afraid. I’m afraid of forgetting what you smelled like and looked like, afraid of living a life without you in it, afraid of those moments when I’ll need you, but I can’t have you. It’s strange, still being afraid when you’ve already had to face your biggest fear of all. I was only five and a half years old when it all began. I was a kindergartener whose mom had cancer. At such a young age, I didn’t know what the word cancer really meant. Little did I know that cancer would be such a big part of my life, that cancer would change my life forever.
As the garage door squeaks open, a little girl no older than five hops down the steps. The smell of chemical-filled gardening treatments and moist soil combines with the humid salty air of the west coast. She frolics towards her array of precious pink playthings, tasked with deciding which bauble could fulfill her imagination’s parched thirst. Unable to find a suitable trinket, the frustrated tot messily attempts to rearrange her possessions as well as her mother had. Bored by organizing, she gives up. She looks around and a shining pink Strawberry Shortcake bike catches her eye. The bike’s white basket called to be filled with eye-catching rocks, caught bugs, and unintentionally crushed dandelions. Its handlebars began taunting her with a matching pink helmet, a
Being diagnosed with cancer I knew I only had one option and that was to take it to the Lord and when I did, wow! He not only healed me He delivered me too of addictions! I repented of my sins to Jesus with my whole heart and He healed me! Not instantly it was a process for months, everything except drinking and smoking that He did
This experience changed me, this might change you. The experience I had was sad, and this was when I had heard that my sister Riley had got Cancer for the third or forth time. I was ten at the time and also I didn’t know much about Cancer until my mom told me how bad it was and what it could do.
Lauren was an egotistical seventeen year old. She wasn’t friendly and hated making friends. Yet her life was as perfect as could be. She was really tall, taller than average. She had light complexion and ginger hair. Freckles took over her face. Her style was very girly and preppy. She had everything she needed and wanted. Her parents worked hard to give her the very best. The day of her birthday party was approaching fast. Her parents were planning on throwing a huge party. Everyone in town was invited, they wanted the house fully packed to celebrate Lauren's eighteen birthday. They had been preparing her party for four months. They wanted everything to go perfectly. The party was
Friends and family gather around a room as the protagonist blows six candles on the vanilla flavored, three-pound-cake her father bought for her. This is the first and the only time she ever celebrates her birthday. When asked to whom she wants to give the first piece of cake, she picks it up and raises it to her mother’s mouth. Later that night, her parents break into a huge fight. There are screams and curses muttered under clenched jaws, doors are slammed and the party ends even before it begins. This day, she promises to never buy birthday cakes and to never choose a favorite. (5
I got up that morning getting ready for school, went downstairs and gave her a kiss before I left. The whole day I wanted to go home just to be with my puppy, and then I got a call from my mom. “Raina, you need to get your sister and come home,” Mom said. “Why?” I replied. “Lexie is not doing good so we need to take her to the vet, and end her suffering,” Mom said in a sad voice.
Leslie greeted me at her door that day with the kind of warm embrace you offer a longtime friend. As soon as she led me into her living room, I noticed a large framed photo above her sofa: five pairs of shoes lined up beside a stream. It could have been the cover of my book. I pointed to it. “Sensible Shoes!” I said. She smiled and nodded, then told me the story behind the shoes.
Two days later Janie and her mom were walking down downtown to get groceries as they passed a small boutique Janie glanced in and saw the most beautiful elegant pair of ruby slippers she had ever seen it was just like the ruby slippers from the movie, it had sparkles and glitter and shine (oh my). Janie begged her mother for a pair and her mom tried say no but seeing the gleam and excitement in her little girl's eyes made it impossible. Janie was thrilled the beautiful ruby slippers and the new shoe smell, the rubber sole the fabric lining, filling her nose. The shoes were perfect for Janie, they were perfectly shaped for her feet and they were tight enough that they would not fall off but loose enough that they did not hurt. The problem
My mother and I felt as if we were time travelers due to the time moving three hours back providing extra time in the sun by my cousin, Shannon's pool. This day is what I have been waiting anxiously for months prior to my arrival in April of 2015, where the weather in New York was gloomy and stormy. Not only was I looking forward to the warmth, but also I was eager to encounter my eight-month-old baby cousin, Gigi. When I first walked into the house, Shannon, who was holding Gigi in her arms, welcoming us by expressing pure delight and happiness to meet my mother and I, which made the five-hour plane ride worthwhile. Since it was my first time witnessing my baby cousin in person, I noticed she was wearing bright pink and blue colored pajamas and had several adorable bright colored outfit changes throughout our visit. Due to Gigi having astonishing grandparents that spoil her with clothes and toys, her wardrobe was so massive, a stranger would think she was the American fashion model Gigi Hadid herself! Could you imagine having designer clothes and shoes at eight-months-old? I find it a little outrageous considering she will grow out of all of the items purchased for her only after a few wears, but at least she is doing it in style! Gigi’s energy lit up the room when she danced and sang along with her cartoon shows while sitting on her tiny pink
She picked up a half chocolate and half vanilla cake with blue and purple frosting. Abbey picked up purple and blue plates with matching napkins and tablecloths.She also bought a small book that everyone could sign and write a message or a happy memory they had for Asher. When the day of the party arrived we were all set. Asher was already at my house and we were just waiting for Sarah to text us and tell us to head on over. We headed over and she told us to come through the front door and and immediately everyone popped up and yelled “surprise!”. Asher had to pause for a moment and take in what just happened he then began to freak out and eventually started to cry from happiness. Sarah had done a fantastic job decorating the house she carefully wrapped the streamers around the house and had set up balloons all over the house she had huge buffet of food neatly set up in the kitchen and the cake was displayed on the kitchen table. The place smelled so wonderful from all the amazing food it practically made my mouth
I bounced up and down in my booster seat, as my mom parked in the street just outside the most anticipated birthday party of the year. Everyone in my Pre-K class was invited to Sara Pew's party. As I clutched her birthday present in my hand, I raced to the front door of her elegant, two-story, brick house.