Compare And Contrast Essay About My Grandpa

“You may only be one person in the world, but you may be the world to one person.” That quote is hanging on my bathroom wall. One thing my grandpa has taught me is grace and love. Despite both of our failures, we still love each other, and that inspires me. Since my birth, he has loved me, and, due to some health complications and answered prayers from my childhood, he lives with my family today. With his recent presence, I have been encouraged by the way that his compassion for me is still present, no matter what situation he is in. For as long as I can recall, my Poppy Tom has been making jokes. When I come back from the pool, he asks me if the water was wet, and when I am drinking milk, he asks me if I have ever milked a duck. He laughs about times like when a lady from Walmart said his glasses won’t fit because his ears are crooked. The jokes never stop, despite whatever goes on in life. Most importantly, he has always been there for me. Constantly, even though he lives three hours away and has to take a train or bus down, he visits us. He is at all my important events, and he makes sure to call me and tell me he will be down after his next doctor’s …show more content…
After a stressful amount of testing and doctors’ visits, he officially lives with us. To cure his sickness, he will begin chemotherapy at Hershey Medical Center shortly, and multiple visiting nurses come to our house a week. He has a walker and cannot move around as good anymore, but he still cracks jokes like normal. Just the other night, we had a great time commenting about each other’s big ears and crooked noses. I am now forced to stop being lazy, and, instead, help my Poppy move around and get food, but I don’t mind because he has helped me in ginormous ways, so it is all I can do for him. I have no idea what will happen, but I know I will not forget the ways my grandpa has inspired, impacted, and loved