Narrative Essay

I’m ideally pessimistic, therefore I’m not easily influenced. Receiving a large amount of honor, uniquely I come off as formidable. I’m only 17 moreover, I’m just now starting to find myself. I feel as if without comfort I would perform surpassingly, accordingly I’m precisely individualistic. Throughout my childhood I’ve had various coaches not only in sports, likewise for life. Being adolescents, we imagine our parent to become our role model, opposingly I’m just now finding mine.

My Great Grandpa was someone I always looked up to. He was someone I loved to spend time with. I always just thought he would be here forever, so I never even thought about never seeing him again. In my opinion my Great Grandpa’s death was a time I had act strong even though I wasn't. He was someone I talked to when I wasn't feeling myself. My Great Grandpa's death was one of the hardest experiences I've ever had to deal with.

The shock of my grandpa’s death totally devastated me. I found out that my grandpa died one night after my mom picked my brother and I up from day care. We went over to our grandma’s house on a weeknight, which was unusual, because we always spent time with our grandparents on the weekends. When we got to our grandma’s house we saw that our dad and our aunt were sitting in the living room with our grandma. This was very unusual, because our dad lives in Prescott,

Having a close relationship with three of my grandparents, as well as being present during each of their dying processes, has greatly shaped my view of death. Death has a way of causing us to reflect. Death causes each of us to reflect on the life that is ending as we know it, to reflect on our lives and to reflect on the legacy we want to leave behind when it becomes our time. Having the

15 hospitalizations in the last 5 days have been reported in a tourist booming city along the coast of California. Many enter the hospital with swollen feet, coughing, fever, vomitting, uncontrolable muscle contractions, bruissing, and some even have their skin splitting open in random areas on their arms and legs.. Many autopsy results have shown a rare venom that is a trait to only one animal in the world throughout each of the patient’s blood.

I however, do not have experience with teaching a specific course in an accredited medical technology program, but I do have on the job experience with instructing medical laboratory technician student, second year medical students, and new employees in the field of medical technology.

My eyes were the worst mixture of bloodshot, purple and torture, my body in the worst state possible having gone seventy two hours without sleep, a meal and a proper shower and my mind, a complete mess. I was physically and mentally exhausted, my body and face displaying it all, yet I don't think I had ever came to know who I was more than at the very moment I saw myself completely shut down.

He would sit with her and tell her about the news and what was happening around her and she would sit there and smile, listen, and nod. Even though my grandma lost most of her cognitive function near the end she always recognized her grandchildren, children, and especially her husband. Through the entirety of my Grandma’s illness my Grandpa kept up a positive attitude, he never got angry or impatient with her, he took her out on various outings and vacations, and assisted her with every aspect of daily living. My Grandpa was my Grandma’s primary care giver until she required the assistance of two people, which was only two weeks before she passed away as in the end stages Alzheimer’s ravages both the mind and body. My Grandpa is truly an inspiration; his selflessness, faith, compassion, and love encourage me to live a life full of benevolence. His actions have taught me that love is a powerful tool because love brings out the best of us when we are faced with adversity. Due to my Grandma’s disease she was forced to live in the moment, as she had no recollection of the past. My Grandpa embraced this challenge with her and filled their days with fun and

After multiple emergency room visits with her and my dad, she was admitted just days after our car ride. By this point, my beautiful, rosy haired, blue eyed grandmother had such unbearable pain in and around her abdomen, that it was hard to look at her without feeling the pain she was feeling. Despite the excrucaiting pain of the bladder cancer was slowly making her weaker and weaker, she pushed on. My grandmother was the toughest person I knew and there had been numerous events where she continued to show me and my entire family just how strong she was. Although she was the strongest person I have ever known, she was very fragil and ended up having to come stay with my family and I on hospice care. And throughout my journey with her living with us, I realized just how much we need to cherish every moment with the people that we love. From the days counting down towards her death, I felt as if I had never had done enough with her and that I would do anything to be

Everyday, from when my grandmother started to progressively become worse, I prayed for her immediate recovery. I would make her pictures, cards, and bracelets hoping these signs of love would lead her back to her old self. I made the bracelets purple to signify Alzheimer's and gave each one to all my aunts and uncles. All I wanted before she died was to see her unaffected by Alzheimer's. I felt suffocated and did not have the fortitude to fight this feeling. Right, when I arrived home I ran to my mom and started sobbing. She began to cry as well, with devastation in her eyes knowing she was unable to see her own mother again. My father put on a strong guise and comforted us. Eventually, we realized we would need to plan the funeral and say goodbye one last time. Walking up to her, while holding the bracelet in my hand all I could think was how I wish I would've given her the bracelet while she was alive. Looking at my deceased grandmother is an image I will never forget. Ultimately the contrast between starting the day enjoying myself with my friends and family, and ending the day with this sad realization is greater than any other. The loss of my grandmother took a toll on my whole family, but the memories of her would

Ever since I was a child, my grandpa has always been my favorite relative. He taught me countless tricks in life, like how to tie my shoes and pee in the woods, yes I said pee in the woods, and has always showed me how important it is to have fun. He used to ride around with me on his motorcycle as I clung to him holding on for dear life but still looking out at the amazing view that surrounded us. The highlights of his motorcycle rides however, were

When my grandpa died, he was very ill. He had a very health issue with his kidney and lived a lot longer than the doctor said he would. It was unexpected,so every single day that he lived, he made the most of it because he didn't know when he was going to die. I really admired him for that. That's why I live

It was a Monday night; I remember it like it was yesterday. I had just completed my review of Office Administration in preparation for my final exams. As part of my leisure time, I decided to watch my favorite reality television show, “I love New York,” when the telephone rang. I immediately felt my stomach dropped. The feeling was similar to watching a horror movie reaching its climax. The intensity was swirling in my stomach as if it were the home for the butterflies. My hands began to sweat and I got very nervous. I could not figure out for the life of me why these feelings came around. I lay there on the couch, confused and still, while the rings continued. My dearest mother decided to answer this eerie phone call. As she

I, too, can relate to this when my Pop- Pop died and I experienced my grandma go through a tough time, and watched how she handled these hard situations.

Though you know that all of the pain and suffering your grandmother endured has ended, it is still hard for you to picture what life will be like without her. You are forced to go on with your life with your loved one only alive in your heart.