My Grandma Essay

few years of my life have been challenging and the challenges I have overcome have taught me how to look at obtacles in a differnet way. When I thounk about my challenges in the past few years, my mind instantly goes back to my grandma passing away last summer. This is something I am still struggling with; my grandma was more than a grandma, she was one of my best friends and she was always pushing me to be my best. Last school year I was struggling, I had very little motivation and my grades…

years have. On October 15, 2012, my grandma of age 72 passed away in her home with her loving husband by her side. My world was shattered. My grandma was my cooking, sleepover, dress up, laughing and hiking buddy. She was the woman I looked up to the most. When she kept forgetting to bake the cookies when she thought she did, or when she kept forgetting what day it was, we knew that something was wrong. The call came on a bright and sunny Sunday afternoon. Grandma was diagnosed with Brain…

something that I learned to realize is important in my life. Positivity. It’s a choice but I believe it is important for each and every one of us to live by. Being positive is sending out good energy that people can feel, good vibes which people pick up on, and attracting great things. Being positive is having the pleasure of people enjoying your company. This is my grandma; she spreads positivity like a wildfire. When I was 6, visiting my grandma always brought me to joy. At her house there…

Just a few days ago a really close person to me passed away, my Grandma Alta. She has definitely impacted my life, and I am very happy to say that. My grandma and I have experienced a lot together. I would have preferred not to lose her, but I realized that I could not stop that from happening. Also, not wanting her to leave was very selfish due to the fact that she was getting old, suffering with every breath.…

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. I have heard of the company Meals on Wheels because my grandma was thinking about joining it since she doesn’t get to go to the grocery store that…

My best memory with food is when I used to go over to my grandma and grandpa’s house after every day of school. I would always get my mom to make me a turkey sandwich with mayonnaise, mustard, and cheddar cheese on sweet honey wheat bread. The bread always had a fluffiness to it and it was always soft with a golden brown color. My grandma always had mass amounts of the ingredients that were always better than the ones bought at the grocery store. She always told me that meat and bread freshly…

My Grandparents January of 2017, my Grandpa went to be with Jesus. That particular month will always be one of the most memorable times of my life. Prior to this happening, my parents, along with my youngest Aunt departed for Israel. It was during this time, their week-long vacation in Israel, my Grandparents were assigned to babysit all eight of us children. My younger siblings, especially, were extremely pleased with this prospect. A week filled with amusement and revelry, spent with our…

school and what is for lunch that day. I was one of those children until my Grandma Janet Ralph, my mother 's mom, received the news that her cancer was spreading rapidly. She needed to go to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, three hours northeast from home. The three weeks Grandma Janet spent in the hospital before her death were a struggle my family faced. One particular day, August 10, 2005, the moment I realized my grandmother was approaching death, is a vivid in memory for me because I…

having my grandmother diagnosed with lung cancer to finally realize the undeniable truth about death, and how everything can change in the blink of an eye. In November of 2013, I was just getting used to the idea of being a junior in high school, and dealing with the pressure of ACT’s, and college applications. It was the fourth week of November when my brother and I had school off because of thanksgiving break. The plan for those few days off were to head up to Geneva to visit my…

In the book’s The Burnt Stick, and My Grandma lived in Gooligulch, I learned a lot about the people and animals of Australia. The reason I chose these books, is because I wanted to contrast the people and the animals. In the book The Burnt Stick, the information presented was very realistic. In the situation in the book it is told by a man who was actually taken from his family, his name is John Jagmarra. He was taken away at only the age of five. Although this story is only based on a true one,…