Every little girl always wants to be just like
their mom. My mom has always been a role
model to me. But last year, she did more
than inspire me. She taught me about perseverance.
My mom, Cindy Jensen, did everything to help her
children succeed. She decorated every
birthday cake, sewed matching dresses, and helped with our school projects,
even if that meant catching bugs. Devoted
to helping others, she became a nurse. Now
with families of our own, she answers cooking and medical questions, and even
gets on the floor to color, play cars, or paint fingernails.
On May 14, 2011, in a road bike race, she clipped
the back of another tire and landed on her knee. This devastating crash left her with 14
screws, 2 plates, and a bone graft in her left knee plus a broken thumb. Once running a hundred miles a minute, her life
after the accident came to a screeching halt.
The pain from physical therapy was bearable
because she knew it would give her what she wanted most: her life back. She progressed from walker to crutches, from
one crutch to a cane, and now a brace.
Recovery is a slow process, but that didn’t slow
her down. Almost one year later, my mom
is still my hero. She continues to do
what others say she can’t. Through it
all, she has continued to persevere without complaints. She inspires me and those around her by doing
hard things.
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