Personal Narrative: My Experience With Cervical Cancer

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Growing up, I remember seeing a family member that had been diagnosed with cancer. She suffered and struggled through the whole process. Furthermore, I remember seeing her in bed all day and in pain at all times, she was giving up. I never imagined that one day I would be going through something similar. I will never forget the day my doctor told me I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The thought of having cancer was terrifying. And at the age of 20, I just could not believe it. How was that even possible? I was young and I had my whole life ahead of me. It changed my life completely because after that day, the way I saw things would never be the same.
I was staying with my mom where I spent most of my days at home caring for my two year …show more content…

I could not imagine leaving my son behind in this cruel world. I thought about my family, my parents and my siblings. I thought about all the good and bad things I went through in life and I did not want to think that at some point, later on in life, I would have to leave this entire behind. I felt like life was giving up on me and I had no say in it. It was just unfair. I felt like I had to face this problem all by myself, even though I knew my family would be there for me, I felt alone. An unexplainable feeling, only I could understand. Waiting for the results was the longest week of my life, days felt like years. One minute I did not know what to think the next I was thinking too much! All kinds of thoughts were going through my mind. I asked myself multiple times “why me?” I had so many questions and I just wanted answers but I had to wait. Finally, I got the call from my doctor and she gave me good news. There was no cancer! I felt a big weight off my shoulders. It was music to my ears! I felt like I could finally breathe. I was given a chance and best believe, I was grateful for it.
In conclusion, this experience changed my life completely; it changed me for the better. I learned to appreciate everything and everyone around me. I learned to be more understanding of others and I realized there is so much more to life than I ever thought. I learned to love and be happy; because

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