On Saturday morning at breakfast I decided to interview my mother. She finished her meal and I asked her questions very casually as she drank her coffee. I decided to interview and write about my mother for this long form essay because she inspires me every day to work harder and harder. She is a perfect example of never giving up and fighting hard to beat an illness that has no cure. My mom moved from her hometown in Guadalajara, Mexico when she was a little girl and the adjustment was not always easy however she has managed to maintain a stable job and be successful in it even with her illness.
A: I have Fibromyalgia. It’s disease where I get really bad pains in my muscles and joints. It also causes me to get really tired and I can’t do a lot of walking and too much movements because then the next day I will be in extreme pain. It’s tough because on the weekends I want to do stuff with the family but I can’t because I’m usually too tired from my work week that I just want to rest all day.
Q: How did your move from Mexico to the US affect you?
A: It was really hard at first because me and my parents and my siblings obviously did not know English at all. It was hard to get accustomed to the US because everything was very new to all of us. It wasn’t as hard for me as it was on my other siblings because I was only 6 years old when we moved here.
Q: How has your family helped you get to where you are today?
A: Well my sisters always pushed me to work hard because they always wanted to see me succeed. But I feel like my husband and kids inspire me to want to work hard. I do a lot for them. I work hard for them because I want them to succeed.
Q: What is your main life goal? Why?
A: My main life goal is to see my kids achieve their life goals. I want to see my kids achieve their goals because then I will know that I have succeeded as a mother. If my kids can’t achieve their goals than I will feel like I have failed them for not being able to help them achieve their goals.
Q: Where do you work? How do you feel about your accomplishments in your work place?
A: I work as a Site Manager for UCLA Health Systems in Santa Monica. I am actually proud of myself for all that I have achieved in work. I started with the company filing medical records than became a receptionist and moved my way up slowing. It took a long time I have been with the company for ab out twenty years now. So I am definitely glad that I have been able to move up slowly but surely.
Q: Do you still work hard to achieve higher positions in your job?
A: Yes I am always striving to do better to show management that I can take on more responsibilities.
Emely Lomeli attends California State University of Northridge as a Child and Adolescent Development major. She enjoys spending quality time with her friends and family.