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Personal Statement
Laughs filled the room as me and my friends talked, not having a care in the world. Looking at the time I realized it was getting late, so I started heading home. I would have never guessed my life would take a turn for the worse. As I walked into my home the air immediately felt dense. Taking a few steps toward the living room I began to hear the cries. I had finally reached my living room; saw my brother and sisters and dad of the crying on the couches. Stuck in the state of confusion, I managed to force the words out to ask “what’s going on”. I noticed it was an issue with my mom, she was in the hospital. When I heard that I blanked out and went into shock. Tears started to come down my face and the feeling of depression appeared in my heart, I prayed that she will be fine and back home soon. However, the doctor was saying otherwise on the phone with my dad. My mom was in awful condition. Listening to the doctor say that brought closure to my world. I started thinking about the worse and how much pain my family would be in if we were to lose her. I was having flashbacks of great times I had with her. A connection I would never forget or ever let fades from my memory. It was a bond I cherish every time I think about. The pain that I was feeling through that whole night was heartbreaking; it was like now I have nothing to live for. I and my family cried and cried praying my mom would pull through. Suddenly, we got that call “I’m sorry Mr. Graham your wife didn’t make it”. Hearing that I just started bawling, I didn’t know what to do next. I didn’t know how my life would continue. I asked myself continuously “how are you going to do this ?”. Being that this tragic moment happened when school was in session, I had taken a break from school to try to cope with her death. When I finally went back to school, I couldn’t do it and I was just ready to give up on everything. But I had to remember I got to make my mom proud and that’s what kept me motivated as I prayed my life would get better. I know that if I follow my dreams and finish high school, and then go off to college to pursue my career that I always wanted to do. She would be so proud of me. Trust me that’s the only thing I will do and she would be proud of me. Although the school was really hard I never tempted to actually give up, I kept going pushing myself to be great. It was very stressful but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t handle at this point in life. My plans for college is to get my master’s degree, J.D degree and become a criminal lawyer, I know that takes time and some years but I have that time because I know that I’m doing it for my mom and to also make myself proud for achieving my goal.
