TUMINDIG.

Let me introduce to all of you my story about my life. It is not easy for me to look back on all the
memories that I have gone through ups and downs. The only thing that I can share with you is
how I come up with those things that, for me, are hard and very emotional to share. I lived in a
small community where I grew up as a simple and jolly person. As everyone knows about me, I
am the second child and only daughter of my parents. When I look back on my past, it is the
happy memories that I am looking back on because these memories remind me how hard and
simple my life is. As a kid, you only need the care and presence of your parents. Everyone
needed the protection and loved that they were giving us attention. As a child, there are no
responsibilities that you will have. Because all you need is the attention and guidance of your
parents. There are some kids or children who have already taken on responsibilities, even if they
are too young to do so. When I ask my parents how I was as a child, they always respond that I
was a happy and shy child who loved to drink milk and watch my favorite cartoon movies like
Dora, Barbie, and so on. and it's no longer easy. As I remember, growing up, I went through a lot
of obstacles that challenged me and my family, but the only thing that we can do is pray and
have faith that this has happened because God has a plan for us. As we entered the year 2019,
many things have happened. We had happy and cherished memories for almost everyone, so it's
nice to look back on the month of July. This is the time test for us. When I came home from
school, I noticed that my mother looked different and acted differently. I asked Mama if there
was a problem. I asked if she was having trouble breathing. I thought mama was having trouble
breathing because she has asthma, so I gave her medicine, but it still didn't go away until she got
oxygen, but her pulse rate and oxygen level were still not so good. In other words, to me, Mama
wasn't okay, so I told her to go to the hospital. At that time, my uncle passed away, and mama
was rushed to the hospital. Many things went through my mind, but there is still my faith and
trust. So I pray and pray until night comes, and I go to the hospital even if I have school the next
day. I passed by the doctor's office and they said that maybe mom is in danger and she is battling
a serious illness. So I started crying. I never knew what would happen next. In addition, as I look
back, this was the year of tragedy for us. It was not easy for us to battle this situation when I was
still young. We found out that my mom has a serious illness. There are no possibilities or
chances that she will survive, but I pray that God sends us a miracle to heal my mom. I know
mama will fight, so we will fight too. We told the doctor to do what they could and give us what
we could do to cure Mama’s illness, but the days passed. But there is no good news yet. The
doctor told us what was going on.. so we decided to take my mom to Manila. It's still the same,
but mama is fighting until we know that she is battling cancer stage 4. It hasn't been easy for me
to accept that my mom is still battling stage 4 cancer in her lungs. No one can say that this will
happen. Mama doesn't smoke or anything. Mama was too young to separate and leave us
immediately. Whether time tested me or us, we faced it together as a family. It was not easy until
the end, when we resisted, and mama still showed that she was strong. We understand that when
the Lord makes a decision, we have no right to question it. Why? Did it happen? So until now, I
continue to fight and persevere even though life has no light and it is just pure darkness, but I
stand and fight to the end. Now I can say that the saying is true that all blame is in the end. I can't
go back to everything, but all the memories I have will live on. It is a new beginning in my life
that I will stand up and fight for the dream, and I will do it even if I am not with my mother, who
has been with me since the beginning, whether she is in trouble or in pain. I know it won't be
easy, but it will remain that even if I'm not with Mama physically, she is always here and always
there for me and us. There are many chances that you will give up because you are tired, but you
will fight because you have a dream that you need to achieve and you will fight to prove that no
matter what trials come, you will remain strong. Even if sometimes we cannot avoid falling, I
will or we will rise and rise. I will continue everything I started and I will fight it to the end.