I came home from school after having what seemed like a regular day when I heard my mother scream. I found my mom on her bed. Crying she stuttered "I can't move, Akku."

My sister and I followed the ambulance. When we arrived at the emergency room the swinging doors had closed behind the gurney, cutting us off from our mom. The closed doors felt like a weight on my chest, reminding me of the harness that strapped me in my first roller coaster with my mother.

As my heart pounded and my teeth chattered, I looked at my mom whose eyes were sparkling with glee.

With a disbelieving grin she answered "Sometimes it is exciting to be petrified!"

The gurney opened and my sister and I went to see our mom. She was in the Emergency Room and on pain medication. She was without vitality and depressed.

When we walked into her room she started to cry. My mom praised me and said, "If you weren't there for me, my back probably would've been worse. I probably would have to get surgery." Tears were overflowing my eyes and I started to sob.

Christmas was coming and my mom was back from the hospital. Our relatives from Chicago came down to try to celebrate Christmas. We put the tree up without my mom's help.

The roller coaster jolted and began its long climb to the top of the first and steepest hill.

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On Christmas Day, the house was filled joy. Mom used her walker to get around the hou

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