A Second Chance at Living

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A second chance at living Seven years ago, being only eleven years old, I went through the hardest moments that eventually changed my perspective of life. I was a very outgoing child, full of energy. I could never be without doing something. I spent most of my free time with friends instead of with family, because I thought they were really boring. Whenever my dad had free time, I rather be playing on the computer than go out with him. Little did I know, I was going to experience the hardest test in life. I had an epiphany that my life had changed completely. One day, coming back from my friend’s house, our neighbor was waiting for me with tears running down her face. I froze, I knew something was wrong. My dad suffered a heart attack, and was rushed to the hospital. My mom did not have money to pay for the expenses, and my dad had to stay on the hospital for weeks. Lacking of money, she decided to take us out of school and go to Nuevo Laredo where we have some relatives. I did not want to move. I was leaving my friends, my school, everything that I have. I begged my mom to find help in Laredo but my dad was in serious danger and she said there was no time. We moved to Monterrey a week later and with the little money we had, we rent small houses. I had to share room with my two sisters, and little brother. While my mom spent all of her time in the hospital. We we were not able to attend school because of this. My dad needed a heart donation. He was in a critical situation. I did not know how I could help. I would see my mom crying and crying and begging to God for a miracle. This miracle came a year later, because all of my family would spent long hours in the hospital taking care of my dad. We got to meet other families, which were going to harder situations. I became really close with a family, whose son had been in a comma for too long. One day, this family

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