2016 was the year I lost two of the most influential women in my life. First being - my grandmother who died from cancer, and second, being my mother who was stripped away from me battling what is now most commonly known as depression. I was just in sixth grade when it all happened. At first, I felt as if there was a void in my life. My days grew longer and much darker. Isolating myself from reality, I also fell into a depression of my own. Four years have passed now and somehow I managed to lose track of time. Counseling didn't help, I grew farther away from reality and began to swim in a pool of anger and regret. Then the day came when I decided to stop letting all of my problems drain me until there was nothing left of me. With not only the help of counseling but also building a stronger relationship with God. Knowing that I lost so much time dwelling in my past made me realize that I could be doing much better in the present. I got more involved in community organizations and clubs in my school. I also started making more friends but yet again, I still felt as if I were still missing something. I was missing my mother. Knowing that she was here but not physically with me crushed me. I fell into depression again, but this time much worse. I started doing things that weren't like me and got into more trouble. That's when the consequences of my actions came and got my head back on the swivel. I started doing the hobbies that I loved again and finding new ones as well. Learning to face hard things came with having to let go of unhealthy habits. I also had to let go of people that weren't adding anything good to my life because it started to bring me down and set me back farther from where I was. People stopped talking and hanging out with me because I changed for the better. Little did they know I had to let them go because of the fact that I wasn't doing well. With all this being said, I had to move forward and bydoing that I created some healthy habits. I started by isolating myself from crowds that I didn't fit in and finding a groove that matched me. Though I have been through various trials, I know I'll come out stronger than I have before. These were all minor setbacks for major comebacks. I'm still growing.