Personal Narrative: How My Mom Changed My Life

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Ever since 4th grade I have struggled in school, and that was due to my mother's illness. In 4th grade my mom had a stroke with a major brain bleed. My life turned upside down and I started feeling different than most other kids. I had been in 4 different hospitals, a rehabilitation center and a nursing home. I have never felt like I have had a average life and I was always embarrassed that my mother was left in a wheelchair and unable to move. My home even had to be renovated by removing the garage door to allow a wheelchair accessible house. Seeing my dad struggling to pay bills and having to practically be a single parent was pretty rough on my sister and I as well. During my freshman year my mom actually sadly passed away and that was the