We all have to face problems and therefore need to be brave...

Two years ago, one of my best friend had to face a big problem . In fact, at that time, she was 18 and had always had a really good relation with her mother. They used to share their experiences and were very closet, telling each other about their lives ( including problems). But, last year, she started to be a little bit more distant. My friend told me that she was sure something was wrong with her; she didn't know what exactly but she could feel it. After one month, her mother told her that she had a cancer. She just learned it before leaving for a trip with the school.

In my opinion she had to be very couragous for some reasons.
First, she had to stay strong in order to show to her mother that she believed everything was going to be solved; to give her the opportunity to stay mentally self-confident and to keep fighting.

Secondly, she also had to be brave because of the school. Indeed, she was in her last year of high school and therefore, had to study hard to pass it. She had to make sure her homeworks were done, her tests were studied, but she also "had" to visit her mother at the hospital.

Thirdly, she had to take over in the house; now that her mother couldn't take care of the children. In fact, she had to make dinner, to sort out the house, to look for her little brothers and sisters,...She was up to her neck in looking for them because they were younger than her. She had to give them a shower, to make sure they did their homeworks, to provide them from making or saying bad things, to set a good example. She couldn't even take time out for herself. As I just said, with all that work, she wasn't taking part in social events anymore like parties,... She terefore also had to face the fact that some of her friends were getting upset because she was always saying that there were no chances to have fun with them.

For all of this, I have tried to support her during that time and in the end, everything went well. At the moment, she can have a normal life again: going to school, not having to take care of the children, going out and having fun with her friends!