I Chose For Volunteer At My Mother s House - 900 Words

I chose to volunteer at my mother’s house, which is on Beltline and Shady Grove. My mother, Reynalda Munguia, was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year and started undergoing chemotherapy treatment in October. Although breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women and the most common cause of death from cancer in Hispanic women I was dumbfounded by how little I knew about it. This experience my not be the traditional way people go about to become more socially responsible but I can assure you that for me, this experience opened my eyes to a whole new world out there that I never thought would touch my life. It was an early Sunday afternoon when I got the call from my little brother giving me the news; at the time I was with at my friends house and we had just bought snacks to eat while we watched a movie. At first I was in shock, I couldn’t formulate a full sentence other than, â€Å"I have to go.† I tried explaining what was going on in a way that didn’t raise to much alarm, but my mouth and gut would only allow me to say â€Å"I have to go† despite my greatest efforts. On the way to my mother’s house I ran scenarios through my head on how I wanted to handle the situation when I got there, I decided that it would be best to not show my sorrow, and be the strong shoulder to lean on while I reminded her that everything was going to be ok. As I climbed up the stairs and opened the door my self-control was gone, the tears began to pour down my face as I hugged myShow MoreRelatedThe Impact of Work Ethic810 Words   |  3 Pagesapartment rooms housed with sleeping people, and hastily climbed down the stairs. With such enthusiasm he would greet the only person that would be out at that time of night, his mother. The mother in that story is my grandmother, ShiDi. 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