What Is Your Grandmother Essay

Decent Essays
1
Everyone has family and almost everyone has some grandparents or step grandparents that they see or visit, including me, I have two grandparents left. Both of them are grandmas their names are Monica Provost and Marlene Tauzell, who is my step grandma. Grandma Marlene I do not see a lot maybe once to three times a year because she lives in the cities with other relatives, while my Grandma Provost I see all summer but she leaves to California for the winter with my mom’s side of the family that lives there. Our Grandma Marlene is 79 and is very active in getting around, is socially active with her church, and does some volunteer work around her community. Marlene moved away from us and closer to her family when grandpa died and now lives
…show more content…
My grandma Provost is going to be turning 90 soon and is quite healthy, beside having a pace maker put in today. She only uses a walker, because of doctors orders of being on a blood thinner, and when outside the house she will sometimes use a wheelchair when we take her places that require a lot of walking. Grandma Provost is on my mother’s side of the family and our grandma only lives 10 miles away from us so we get to see whenever we wish she is very close to all of us since our mom’s side is very close and stays very connected unlike my dad’s side which barely keeps in contact unless their nearby. Our grandma provost is also financially stable, because her husband was also a war vet, but likes to pay for dinner when we take her out to eat so we sometimes worry but she does well in keeping track of her money; Grandma Provost is also Catholic with us and goes to church with us on Sundays, which leads to having lunch after church and watching some criminal minds …show more content…
I work at a resort and I see many grandparents who bring their grandkids on trips, and I think that after all I have seen so far the greatest joys is probably being there when your grandchildren are born, seeing them a lot, being involved in their activities, seeing their achievements, and watching them grow up. Though there are many joys to being a grandparent there are also some challenges that come along with them: watching them grow up, get hurt, watching them get in trouble, not being there for absolutely everything they do including watching them in their extracurricular activities , and the possibility of not seeing them get married and have kids of their own. Being a grandparent has many positives and some negatives, some bigger than others but whether you’re a grandparent or a grandchild be involved with each other and enjoy them while you can because sadly nothing lasts forever exceptin your

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Grandma Memoir

    • 1026 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Memoir My Grandma’s name was Joann Hassel she was a woman who loved her family and she touched every one’s life that she met. Grandma loved to bake, make and paint ceramics, watch her grandkids play sports, and tell stories. She used to tell stories all the time and to every one she knew and I’m going to tell you her final story.…

    • 1026 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I spent many hours after school sitting in the sparsely active cafeteria, while she served the students with a smile on her face. My Grandma was a kind, selfless woman who would never let you go hungry. She instilled in me how important it is to take care of the people around you, so that when you are in need, they will take care of you. It’s cliche, I know, but the world truly did lose a great human being. After her passing, My Mimi, who is my father’s grandmother, took me in and supplied me everything I needed to succeed in life.…

    • 635 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Many people have influenced me in my life. One person has stood out and helped me with many things in my life. My personal hero is my grandma. When I was younger she helped me through a lot. Whenever I mad a mistake she would be there to help me fix it.…

    • 251 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Geriatric Interview Essay

    • 705 Words
    • 3 Pages

    For the geriatric interview, I interviewed my grandmother, Minnie. She is 85 years old, widowed, and lives alone. Overall, she is in good health. Her medical history is pretty fair for her age. She takes daily vitamins and one pill for hypertension.…

    • 705 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Reimbursement and quality, improvement in long term care systems, Medicaid has complained about reimbursements have been lower and if they become lower than quality car would suffer. However, if states set Medicaid nursing home reimbursement levels and the federal government make changes also think the quality of care will come down or suffer. The withdrawal of services will affect quality, if they are not covered or no longer funded than these services will no longer be provided. It seems that no matter what the reimbursement levels are it does not affect the quality of care given by the staff.…

    • 1287 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Seventy-two years old woman initial GC. She used to work as a transporter. She is African American woman who has four kids and twenty-six grandkids. Her husband passed away a few years ago, and she still remembers when they used to play with their grandkids but now she doesn’t walk anymore because she had heart failure, and muscle weakness. She uses a wheelchair to get around and her grandkids come to visit her frequently at the nursing home.…

    • 723 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Meals On Wheels

    • 386 Words
    • 2 Pages

    I think it is really important that everyone be as supportive as they can to the elderly people around us. As a granddaughter I find it essential to spend time with my grandma and help her as much as I can. My grandpa died in 2007 so she is very lonely. My grandma refuses to drive because her husband died in a car accident. Therefore, she has to stay at home majority of the time unless someone is able to take her somewhere.…

    • 386 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A life review is critical for a nurse to complete for an elderly person or patient. The life review allows the individual to reflect on the happier times and the challenging moments that occurred during their life. This permits the patient to reflect on their life experiences and to appraise the impact they shared with the world and others. Generally, people do not realize the considerable impact they have had on the world or on other people. In this life review paper I would like to discover additional information about my Grandma and the impact she has had on the world.…

    • 1285 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I saw her the day before and she knew who I was, but this day when I greeted her with the typical “Hey Grandma!” her answer was, “ What do you mean? I do not have a grandchild.” I thought visiting her everyday and trying to jog her memory with telling stories of the past would help, but the disease is too harsh to let that even be an…

    • 917 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    On Tuesday morning at the Arbor I administered the ACLS to my patient which was very interesting. First I asked my patient if she was willing to participate in this activity and if she could see the holes in the leather, she stated yes. I then demonstrated the Running Stitch to her and handed her the leather. It was very interesting to watch because she would take the lace and grab it in the middle and try to run it through the hole a few times before she would slowly run her hand all the way down the lace and run it through the hole.…

    • 825 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I believe having time to spend with my grandfather and no having to spend it alone has really impacted her in a positive way. It is easy for retirement to be a negative experience because of giving up a career and having extra free time, having him around to discus things with and spend time with has made the transition easier on…

    • 1087 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    I used to see my grandma at least once a week or more as a child because she was my babysitter; she lives only a few miles from my parents. Now that I am older and no longer need that interaction we don’t see each…

    • 1864 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Sometimes I wonder how life would have been different if I had actually met all of my grandparents. I hear stories of how people’s grandparents cook for them and make them presents, and I feel as though I never had the “true” grandparent’s…

    • 728 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    My mom and her sisters dealt with a very similar situation when her parent’s health started to decrease. It started about 7 years ago when my grandparents started to forget things and were getting weak. My mom and her sisters wanted to move them into an assisted living facility, but my grandparents were in denial and did not think they needed that. They thought they were fine and were going to be better. My grandmother loved to host parties and loved to cook for other people.…

    • 869 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Best Writing “ The Places I Feel Free” is my best essay but yet best Personal Essay. I think this is my best essay because this line really stood out to me “...and the whipping sound of net when you swish it” I think this really shows the Word Choice in the paragraph. Also I think it shows the Sentence Fluency.…

    • 547 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays

Related Topics