Journal+3-Photograph

The picture above is a picture my sister edited herself. The people in the picture is of her and my mom when my sister was very young. This picture is important because my mom is one of my most treasured family members.

My mom was born on January 25, 1972. In high school, she started dating my dad. Soon after high school, she had two wonderful children, which would be me and my sister. When I was about four years old, my mom and dad divorced causing them to have split custody between me and my sister. When I was about seven years old, and my sister was about nine years old, my mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After about a year of having to deal with cancer she went into remission from cancer. This means that she was technically cancer-free, but she still had to constantly go into the doctor for check-ups. After being in remission for about a year, an unknown tumor burst in my mom's kidney, causing her to pass away. My mom died on April 23, 2005, when I was only nine years old.

My mom always has, and always will be, my role model for everything I do. She was the absolute toughest person I knew. Even with all the pain she went through with cancer, she never gave up hope. Her never giving up hope gives me hope for myself.

The quote in the picture above was my mom's favorite quote. She used it with almost everything. Now since she's gone, it has become my favorite quote. Whenever I think of my mom, I think of that exact quote. Even though I live in a house with my dad and stepmom, where neither of them liked my mom, I still think of her every day. She will always be in my thoughts no matter what I'm doing.

"Together forever, and never apart. Maybe in distance, but never in heart." -My Mom <3