During these times, she later told me that I was her inspiration. When she wanted to give up, she simply thought of me and how I still needed a mother. She used this to work through the pain and eventually beat the cancer.

When I turned 14, it was her turn to be my inspiration. The very cancer through which I inspired her, is now the legacy that makes me a better person. Watching her overcome her pain, fear and depression and beating the cancer helped me to understand that willpower is a very important human asset. This helped me when I came to the United States as a foreign student at the age of 14. I had to learn a new language, a new culture, go to a new high school and make new friends. I was away from my family for the first time, and at the same...
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