My Mother It took me nineteen years to realize what an extraordinary influence my mother has been on my life. ... Although she will have to start over, she will attend school again next semester for an accounting degree.Another thing I admire about my mother is that she is a strong woman. ... I now know that my mother fought cancer and it didn"t have a chance. My mother dominated it and beat it to a pulp. Until this day, my mom is still in remission and still cancer free.My mother is strong, smart, and puts her family first before anything else. ...