Weathered through the trials of her life, and now, she's finally able to breathe, a little, easier…translated…
"I'd once felt despair of life too, but thinking of my two children, I'd told myself, that I can't, fall.", she stood with her back straight, with her eyes, glowing with light, her words, full of, confidence and flair, hard to believe, that she had been, gravely ill, and walked through the shadows of the valleys of death before, who'd, gotten through her broken marriage, a single, mother.
More than twenty years ago, she'd married over from China, then, found out that her husband was addicted to gambling, and was a, player. But she was already, pregnant then, she'd, swallowed all of her, tears, hoping that her husband will change one day. She'd gone to work at a cafeteria, to make ends meet, for more than ten hours a day. Her husband's work was on and off, and when he had a relapse of his gambling addictions, he'd gone missing many days at a, time. Thankful, after the birth of her firstborn, her father-in-law was willing to help her out, so she could focus on working.
And two years, the second child was born, and yet, the bad luck knocked on her door, she was diagnosed of breast cancer in the second stage. Actually, a year early, she'd felt the lump on her breast, but she didn't want to take the day off to see the doctor, worried that she'd be spending too much money, which delayed her treatment. Her father-in-law who felt awful for her, put up the money to get her her surgery. On the day of the mastectomy, she was all alone, on the hospital, bed, didn't even know what to ask the heavens for.
As she was released from the hospital, she saw her two children who were still very young, had NO other option, but to, toughen herself up, didn't dare take any days off, gone to work, and underwent chemo at the same time. Not long thereafter, her husband passed from complications from his diabetes, and that was when she'd learned, that the resident she'd lived in, had already been put up as collateral for the debts, that now, she owed more than two million dollars. Thankful for the kind hearted neighbors, who'd helped her apply for the low-income assistance from the government, at the same time, the owner of the cafeteria was willing to sell the shop to her, she'd thought a long time, finally, borrowed a couple hundred thousand dollars from her father-in-law, and started co-owing the cafeteria with her fellow, employee from work, began her life as an entrepreneur. As she'd become the owner, she'd grown busier than ever before, but she'd increased her incomes. She'd never viewed herself as a patient, returned to the follow-ups regularly, actively, optimistically coped with her cancer; during the time, her breast cancer came back, but her persistence had, forced death to back away from her.
After a little over a decade's time, she'd paid up all the debts, and, raised her two sons up into adulthood. And now, they are both working, and her cancer is now, in remission, the hard times are finally, getting away from her life.
Seeing how she'd talked of her life, like it was no big deal, I'd imagined, that although she'd, weathered through many storms in her life, she's was the light of her own, self, and finally, the darkness had, gone,, and she'd finally, become that light, that illuminated her own, self.
So, this is the trials of life, this woman weathered through, but she'd, persisted, because she had children to care for, that was where she drew her strength from, and, she'd made it, to the other side, with her cancer now in remission, and her kids grown up, she can finally breathe, more easily now.
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