Personal Narrative: My Mother's Death

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The most significant event would be my mother falling ill, last year my mother had fallen ill with various symptoms that caused her to become immovable. She has taking to the hospital and was told that she had a tumor in her abdominal area; my father was called and told the news. This dire situation had caused me to rethink about how I have affected my mother's life for better or worst. Even with this information, I still had hope for my mother and her health. A week later my family was given good news; the tumor was benign. I became ecstatic once more, she was no longer in danger; we could continue living as a happy family. I realized that I become depressed at the fact my mother could have died, I become more concerned and more isolated as

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