Make A Wish

Build a man a fire he’s warm for a day, set him on fire and he’s warm the rest of his life.

--------Andrew Kucewicz

Last night I stayed up 'till about 3 playing Halo Reach mainly because I had nothing better to do and I wanted to beat the campaign. After that, I talked to my friend in Hawaii again and eventually went to sleep. I woke up at 6:36 and got up to take a shower. I had noticed that my parents weren't home. It wasn't until I was in the shower that I realized that my mother was in the hospital for her chemo therapy. Yes, my mother has cancer, and it's terminal too. At the moment she's doing well, a lot better than other cancer patients. Her tumors aren't growing and her medication keeps her pain away. I remember the day my mom told me she had cancer. 

I was in the 7th grade. Life was almost perfect in every sense. I had friends, a girl to crush on, good grades, and my family was there for me. Thinking about it now, I feel the same way today. I remember coming home and my parents weren't there. They came back a few hours later and they told me the news. I was shocked. I was so young I didn't know how to feel. Just the very thought of loosing my mother...It crushed me. She has done so much for me, more than that of which normal mothers would do. I know this for a fact, seeing the way other mothers react to their children. I'm not saying that all other moms out there are bad, but my mother went the extra mile, pushed me to be who I am today. Those who remember could tell you that I was in a deep state of depression. I hardly talked to anyone or did anything. I started getting in trouble in school more often, I socially cut myself away from everyone. I have an old friend named Aaron to thank for bringing me back up from that state. He was the first one to stick up for me when I was getting bullied or messed with in middle school, which happened a lot by the way. Now, I have grown to live with the fact that my mom has terminal cancer. I help as much as I can around the house and everywhere else we go. 

Back on subject (I guess), I went to school and found something interesting in my 2nd period collision repair class; A flare. Yes, a flare, as in those fiery things that army men used to wave around when they wanted to be found. It was made in 1971, so it was pretty old. I had found 3 of them, I had took one and a friend of mine took another. We kept the third one there, in the trunk of the car we had found them in. I tapped the fuse down so it would not light in my pocket. I took it home and put it in my dresser having every intention on setting it off during the weekend, just for some fun. Besides for school, I didn't really do anything but play Halo some more and talk to a certain special someone. Well, two certain special someones, just one more than the other. I guess I wasn't all to productive today. As usual, try to leave a comment and what not. 

Until next time, Isaac