Essay On Challenging Events In My Life

Stumbling blocks and obstacles are the means that build and shape our character in everyday life. Some are minuscule causing small setbacks, while others may cause great turmoil. Similar to any normal person, I have roadblocks in my life. They’ve ranged from being overwhelming for me to small-scale every problems that are quickly handled. Some of my most challenging setbacks that I have been confronted with my father almost dying from a second heart attack and quitting a full time job with benefits to go back to school. My father had three heart attacks and I quit my job in 2011 to go work a part-time job while going to school. Even though these events were demanding and sometimes paralyzing, it always gave me an opportunity to build strength and character. However, the most challenging event in my life was my younger sister, Raquel, having a psychotic break and becoming mentally ill. I enjoyed spending time with my sister. Before she became ill, she was strong, independent and I had grown very close to her.

In addition, we had grown to a family of eleven children of which my parents could barely support. However, I learned at an early age that it was family that was the most important treasures in life. Over the years, this rang true over and over when we leaned on each other for support. However, I never such great grief until last year. My sister, and best friend, almost successfully committed suicide because of her psychotic break. She was living with my husband and I at the time. Everything seemed to be going well for her. She got her first part-time job and was making good grades in college. Everything was going fine which is the reason why this event had taken me aback. I was also, first-hand, having to figure out how to manage a relative that had been diagnosed with psychotic