There have been many times in my life where I have been put into a "gumption trap". I think all of us have had "gumption traps". My gumption trap deals with my mom and I. I really feel bad about this because I never thought about her feelings. Well at least I did after the fact.
Just recently my mother has been diagnosed with cancer. When I heard of this it made me really upset. Just like it would to any other person. My mom had to undergo surgery where they did a wide excision and got all of the cancer out. We were all happy that it was gone and we thought that our lives were going to be ok now. This news really lifted a weight off of all our chests. Still my mom had to go through more tests, a common procedure for those diagnosed with cancer. They need to make sure that the cancer hasn't had a chance to spread. We felt as though things would be ok, that nothing could top the scare we had with the first diagnosis. .
Well I have been out of school now for almost 2 months due to being involved in a car accident. The accident totaled my car. My car was one that I had worked for during my summers off. I had been working since the age of 14 and saved my money for this one special reason. Now, in an instant it is all gone. At this point, I am not able to drive due to the continuous headaches. .
After a long discussion with my parents, we decided to go out and start to look for a replacement. With my upcoming intentional work schedule, I will need a car to get around in. We went through the papers and found a pretty good deal, we went to the dealership, looked over a car, took it out for a test drive and decided to buy it. When I first saw this car, I fell in love with it. We weren't able to take it home with us that night due to the insurance company being closed, but we were able to get it the next day. When we got home my sister told my mother that the doctor had been trying to get in touch with her.
