Big Love- Small disease

Love can always show when people face big struggles. Even though many people think Hong Kong is a place that lacks a human touch, during the year 2002 SARS disease, I could feel Hong Kong is like a big family, which is silent but cheering with each other from our hearts. SARS was the biggest event occurred in recent years. Over three hundred people died because of this disease. However, this made my mom worked under a dangerous condition and my family and I lived in haunt and fear every day. School was closed, and my grandmother turned into a SARS patient for one day. SARS did not the only affect the public, but it had also did big effect on my family.

SARS was the biggest struggle that happened to my family. My mother is a nurse and she worked in the public hospital. During the outbreak of SARS, everyone was worried about if their family members would get the disease, because once you were confirmed to have SARS, you had to be separated in the special department of hospital for seven days with same kind of patients. Also, the hospitals are a dreadful place for everyone during that time. However, my mom worked there every day. Despite the SARS outbreak, she still had responsibly to go to work. Every day she went to work, my family and I were worried that she might catch the disease. Nevertheless, my mom knew that she worked under a dangerous condition; she was more concerned about us. She worried about if she go back home after work, she might bring the virus with her, and it might inflected her family. Therefore, she preferred to stay in the hospital after she got off from work than come back home and be around her family.

During the period of SARS, Hong Kong was suddenly turned into a city of the dead. In Year2002, I was in my primary school. One day, the government announced that schools in Hong Kong is going to close for a month. As a nine year old girl, all I could do was cheer, and I couldn't wait to share this good news with my best friend. However, this long vacation was the beginning of my nightmare. I realized that the city had suddenly turned into a dead zone. The streets which used to be crow in one minute crossed by three hundred people, during that time, were only crossed by three people. Everyone was wearing marks in the street. Moreover, I was not allowed to hang out in public places either. My parents forced me to stay home every day. Therefore, no one could really enjoy this long "vacation".

Furthermore, my grandparents were included as the high-risk of getting SARS. The government encourage people to check their temperature every day. Once they had a temperature higher than normal, they were not supposed to go anywhere but the hospital. However, one day my grandmother was checked and she had a high temperature. My mom was so worried about her and my entire family was wondering is we should take her to the hospital, even if she didn't get the SARS, still she had to be separated in the virus department with all kinds of sick patients. Therefore, my mom decided to let her stay home on the first day, and she was looked after by all of my family members. Luckily, she got well by the second day, and then we all had breathed out the stress.

Between the period of SARS, a lot of people lost their cherished family members. This disease was like a trial from God. Some people run through the trail and learned how to love, but some people weren't that lucky to have a chance to pass this trial. However, I learned how to treasure our love. I realized that family is the backbone of my life, no matter how bad situation I am in , only family will give me unconditional love. When my mom preferred to stay alone in a feared condition than let her family get in danger. It showed me that love can overcome any disease.