Personal Narrative The Longest Roller Coaster Ride Of My...

The longest roller coaster ride of my life began Sunday, April 23rd and came to a relieving stop Wednesday, August 23rd. April 23rd, 2017 was the day I discovered my mom had Leukemia and then the roller coaster began. My brother and I had been away for the weekend with friends from our church at District Blitz in Duluth. Our mom was supposed to pick us up when we returned to the church, but our grandparents came and got us instead. As my grandpa drove from the church we began to wonder why our mom hadn t come to pick us up like she told us she would do before we left. My brother Abe began to ask grandma where our parents were. Grandma told us she had some dreadful news. She looked very troubled and concerned. As soon as she spoke I knew†¦show more content†¦I didn t know how to feel; sad, scared, confused, mad, all of the above. It had not quite hit me that my mom was really sick until my dad got home that night and told us what was going on. As my dad was telling us what her condition was and what was happening he was tearing up. My dad asked to pray with Abe and I. He began to cry during the prayer. I rarely ever saw my dad cry. He is my dad and is supposed to protect me and keep me safe. He is the one who is supposed to stay strong and tell us everything was going to be ok. Seeing him cry made me start to feel hopeless and worry about what was going to happen to my mom. I began to wonder and questio n why God would do this to her and our family. What did my mom do to deserve this? Why her? She was only ever kind to people. She doesn t deserve that pain or that feeling that she may not have long. She doesn t deserve the feeling of being alone, stuck in the hospital for a month feeling sick, unable to sleep in her own bed and unable to see her kids. Nobody deserves those feelings. I just had to trust in God. Know that He knows what He is doing and has a plan for my mom and our family. The doctors told us that mom would be in the hospital for about a month during her first chemo treatment. This news was overwhelming. Not having my mom at home for over a month scared me. I wondered how our family was going to stay strong without mom. She did so many things for all of us. Who would