My Grandma

The first thing I smell every time I walk into my grandma’s home is her perfume and food simmering away on the stove top. It’s a scent that I come to be familiar with over the years and it is something that I now connect to a feeling of safety and love. My grandma, Alba, is one of my rocks that I am able lean on when faced with troubling times. She is someone I am able to call on the phone to recount my day to her, seek advice, and just listen to all the different stories oh her when growing up in El Salvador. She is a person who I believe has such a huge influence on my life and taught me so many life lessons that I hold to this day.

My grandmother was born in Guatemala into a struggling family of seven. In Guatemala, kids are often forced to leave school and start working to help provide for their family´s food and shelter. Similarly, my grandmother was not able to complete her education. Instead, she had to take care of her siblings, providing for their basic needs. As she grew up, she had three kids, including my father, and needed to find a way to give them a better life.

Before I knew my grandma, she worked at the VA in the intensive care unit, taking care of veterans who were in dire need of attention. She would always help all of her patients, and to make them feel better she would always bring stuff with her to work to cheer them up. My grandma was well known in the Battle Creek VA as the person who could always bring a smile on her patients face, even in the toughest of situations. When she retired from the VA she became an in home nurse.

My grandmother, Poppop, means everything to me. She is a Jesus-loving and caring human being. Anytime you need her, she's there. She is a great person and kind to everyone.

My grandma had survived a hard life, and yet managed to raise four responsible, well-educated, and successful children. All this she did while working as a respected psychiatric nurse and a state mental health board member. Although she had had and was still overcoming trials in life, I always knew she would be there and cared about me and my life. As my brother and I grew older and were unable to visit my grandparents as often as we

My great grandma has always been nice to me. No matter how sick she gets, she never stops doing things for other people. Every morning people come over for breakfast at her house. My great grandma cooks all the food for them. She is always going to church or praying to God. This is why my Great Grandma is my Michigan Hero.

In many ways, my grandma is a stereotypical old granny. She loves to watch game shows on TV, she yells at you for not eating enough, and she constantly needs help with technology. Beneath her rough, wrinkled exterior lies an equally tough spirit. She has faced numerous challenges to get where she is today. Along the way she learned lessons that she passed down to her daughter, who then passed them down to me. My grandma taught me to work hard, to be persistent, and to treat others the way you want to be treated.

Growing up was not such an easy task for me. There came a time where I needed support far more than anyone person could provide, except for one, she was exceptional she was my rock, she held my world together she is my Grandmother. My Grandmother was not just my Grandmother; she was also my friend, my provider, and my savior because without her I would have more than likely taken a very wrong path in life.

My grandma is one of my favorite people in the world. We were always close.

I have a strong relationship with my grandma, who lives with me and my family. She teaches me life lessons and has long conversations with me. We both love each other extremely and learn a little about each other every day.

I will always remember that grandma is generous,sweet,and loving.I will never ask for a better grandma because she is sweet,generous,and

In conclusion, my grandma impacted a major part of my life. She influenced me to become the person I am today. Without her, I would have no guidance, confidence, or enthusiasm. I am appreciative of her for being a part of my life from the beginning to

Her story has impacted my life, wanting to do more to change lives. To this day I participate in events to help the fight against cancer and I proudly wear my gray ribbon pin knowing she is by my side. All my grandmother was doing was living a fulfilling life. To me she made a  meaningful influence without any recognition. She encouraged me to be more active, to be kind, and have a great love for the people around me. That would be my one regret is not letting the people in my life know how much they mean to me. If I had the opportunity, I would tell her how much she changed me for the

My grandmother has a very softhearted voice that I still hear telling me goodnight when we were little. She would wait with us until we fell deep asleep. And even as we got older she would gather us around the kitchen table and let us watch the old fashioned ice cream maker churn the best vanilla ice cream and then she would load it up with chocolate chips, and our parents would always say, "That's too many.", and grandmother just let us keep piling them on. My grandmother is the kind, gentle, loving, caring grandmother that I wish my children could experience today.

There have been times where she didn’t have much left for herself, but she took what she had and gave it to someone who needed it way more than she did. You can begin to see what type of person my grandmother is. She’s always smiling and happy that she got to see another day. My grandmother is the type of woman who will go out of her way to see somebody else happy. She tells me every day that the reason she does all the things she does is because she had God to thank, and I admire her for that.