My mom is the most influencial and important person in my life. Now, this isn’t just a typical essay I want to submit on my college application…it really is the truth. I admit that I would not be able to get through these three years of treatment without her. She is the person who never fails to bring me up when I’m down or push me to keep going when all I want to do is give up.

It would be an uderstatement to call the last two months absolute hell. I was constantly sick, always in a bad mood, and refused to do anything but wallow. It was my mom who would get me up and moving. Without her positivity and relentless motivation I would have lingered in my depression and become even less enjoyable to be around. I commend the people that put up with me during the past two months because I sure as hell wouldn’t want to hang out with that version of myself.

Besides using this post to suck up to my mom and become the favorite child (hi mom!), I wanted to bring to light how important it is to stay as positive as possible when you reach your lowest of lows. For me, it was my mom and close friends who made me realize that I have a purpose but  if a tv show, a song lyric, or a complete stranger can give you the same motivation than make sure you recognize how important it is to lean on that positivity and use it to lift you up.

Lastly, I wanted to say thank you to my mom. Thank you for being my best friend and thank you for not letting me wallow in my cancer because without you I wouldn’t feel like getting out of bed each morning.