An Event That Changed My Life Forever

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There was one event that took place, and changed my life forever. I am referring to the passing of my mother. It was a day that I will remember for the rest of my life. August 16, 2005 at approximately 4’oclock in the morning, my life took a heartbreaking turn. I had gotten dressed for work and I was preparing to leave out of the house. Every morning on my way to work, I would take my daughter to my mother’s house. My mother would get her ready for school. She would also make sure that my daughter got on the school bus every morning. My work hours did not allow me to be home to see her off to school. On this particular morning, I received an unusual phone call from my cousin. I knew something was wrong because my mother was recovering from pneumonia, and whenever someone calls that time of morning, it is never good. My cousin asked me if I was alone, and also if I was standing. I answered “no” to both questions. Lucky for me I had already sat down and my husband was at home sleeping. She told me the heart wrenching news, and I immediately ran through the house yelling and crying, waking up my husband. My fifteen year old son lived with my mother. He was unfortunately, the one who discovered my mother’s body. He fell asleep upstairs in his bed. He then woke up around 1’oclock in the morning. My mother was still sitting on the sofa in the same spot that he left her. It was not normal for my mother to be asleep on the sofa that time of night. She was sitting upright with her head leaning back on the sofa. My son tried several times to wake her up. He was unsuccessful, and my mother was unresponsive. What I had learned was that my son tried to call me when he found her. I was very disappointed with myself; the ringer on my phone was turned off. When he could not reach me, he called my mother’s sisters, and they called her brothers. They all tried calling me

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