Olga Rivera

Olga Rivera is not just an ordinary mom. She is a hero because she is known as a nurse to a middle son with a hearing loss, a third son with a mental condition called Cerebral Palsy, and the oldest is an asthmatic son. She takes the complete a total control of her house as a home office manager that takes care of her domicile in an efficient and orderly manner. Olga Rivera said, “I struggle every day to plan something for my three sons to able to get through the whole day. I love my three very own sons.” She’s willingly to help all three sons with their multiplicity of health conditions and she will not discontinue until the three progressive young men gets what they need.” She is a very affectionate, loveable, and hardworking mother. She wants things to be better for her sons than what she had available growing up in Mexico. …show more content…
She was really upset and denied my hearing loss. At two years of age, she tried to get his attention, but there was no response. She decided to take me to an audiologist. She was so worried couldn’t comprehend what she would do. When her impaired hearing son was five years old, Olga decided to take him to be tested for a new brand of hear-aids so that he could hear. She had tried to advance his speech, but she was powerless. If she didn’t have the expertise and training, she would find those who specialized in speech therapy. Supermom decided to transport her son to speech therapy which was on the other side of the city. She did not mind commuting rain or shine, two days a week because it was assisting her son. It required seven years of “Bah, Bah, Bah” or “Moo, Moo, Moo,” and multi syllabic repetition for him to improve his speech. At thirteen, there was information and statistics given to them about a new procedure called a cochlear implant. He was insistent and he wanted it. There was one barrier. It was so expensive. Supermom struggled by pinching pennies, and scrimping in every area of the household finances, because her son desired to access audio reception in his weak ear. She found a solution through her miserly ways. She was able to purchase the cochlear device and have the delicate surgery to implant it. Now, he is an outstanding academic student at Odessa High School, because his hearing …show more content…
It is the result of the brain damage during brain development a child's muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture and balance can be affected. So, Supermom was even more shocked because it was another challenge in her life. She overthinks every day and night, not imagining how her third son cannot able to walk. So, she thought of a physical therapist for him so he can be able to walk. Supermom had to change his diapers and he couldn’t use underwear when he was nine years old. My mom struggled and her body hurts so much due to the fact that she had to change him every morning for school. He would always look so handsome, all dapper up, and she also changes him in the night too, into his pajamas. Every night, his mother would help him how to write and read too. He is still in a process how to read and write. At the age of ten years old, he was able to start walking and that brought the Supermom tears. Her miracle was coming true. She believe herself that he was able to walk. And now, he is attending Permian High school, preparing to become a young and fine gentlemen that his supermom raised