Examples Of My Grandmother Essay

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In life, everyone has a grandmother. Childhood and life of each person not the same, so grandmother also different. No matter what happens to me, memories of her grandmother and the grandmother 's name from the most sacred things that I keep in my entire life with her, the women in my life important is my grandmother. She was my pride and she is also in principle affect my life from childhood to now. I have a whole childhood memories associated with her that until now and the future I will never forget.
My mom has 3 children, my brother, me and my young sister. That’s why I live with my grandmother when I was 2 years old. I slept with her, so I grew up from the singing lullabies of her. I remember when I was 3 years old, somebody ask me, “Where
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She talk with about the poor, and she wanted me to share and help them. Because, in my country a lot people no food, no money, no job,… She also guide me to do housework. She said, she taught me to be useful good for my future. I still remember, every morning when I wake up, I would hug her from behind and then I was smell the distinct aroma of her. She did not use perfume, but she always have sweat smell really good and I this smell from her. She take care for me, my grandmother prepare every dinner, and handed me a cup of milk every morning when I wake up. I usually talk about what happened at my school with …show more content…
One day, I saw her sitting on the chair in my living room next to the window and she is looking outside. I though she was sad because she was really quiet. I came and ask her if she wants to hang out with me, but she didn’t say anything. I told my plant with my grandmother, about go to Maryland visit my uncle’s family with her on next week. However, my grandma kept telling me that she could not wait until that day. At that moment, I just told her that she was fine, don 't worry about that, but she was still really sad. Three days later, my grandma was sick. Our family took her to the hospital, and things happened. The doctor said that my grandma got the blood cancer, and only lived in a week. We could not believe that, we did a lot of tests, she was fine yesterday, but it was the truth. I thought I was sleeping and got a bad dream. I thought when I woke up, I still saw my grandma sat there and smiled with me. I tried to open my eyes, but the more I tried, the more I realize that I could not do anything to help her. I just stayed by her side, and kept talking to her, even she didn 't response anything to me. And four days later, she passed away. She was gone with the wind, and came to unite with our ancestors. All of my family members were there. We stayed together and prayed for

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