My Grandmother Essay

Two of the wisest women I know, my mother and my grandmother. Both have imparted much wisdom in me. My mother has shown me the best life to have, is a life filled with humility. My grandma, my first best friend, has shown me what it means to love others without judgment. Throughout my interview with my mom, she kept justifying that she uses her cellphone for communication. After every sentence, it was…but I use it to communicate with friends and family. I think she made a very good point here,…

of Greece my great-grandfather and great-grandmother came to the United States settling in a small city of Hialeah which resided just outside the city of Miami, FL. In January 1, 1940 my grandmother (Linda) was born at Jackson Memorial Hospital and soon after my great-grandfather left to find his riches in the north and left his family in Hialeah. So my great-grandmother sold what she owned (her body) to the military personal that were stationed at Homestead AFB. By 1950 my grandmother had eight…

that it is impossible for me to kept all of them. At the end is a mater of the courage she had has throughout her life. This woman has an incredible heart for me. Even though her parents did not raise her. Dawne mentioned she love her grandmother. She thank her grandmother for truly advise her and for transmit her some of her knowledge. She learned the hard way but now she uses her own experience to help others. This field is in much need of people like Dawne. She got married at the age of 31…

a small space: what I remember most, is the sound of laughter, and the smiles that surrounded me. My grandpa hollering because he cannot hear the television, my mother still drowsy from the sleepless night, My grandmother singing to the radio that was barely audible over the commotion, and me, invariably sat looking at all that surrounded me, enthralled at how lucky I was to have a heart so full. My family so different to most, but so beautiful to me, instilled in me such a strong sense of…

the history of my family was expressed by my Grandmother during her days on earth. My Great Grandmother was born in 1897 in Clarke Country, MS. In turn, my Grandmother was born in Clarke County, MS and migrated to Chicago, Ill. at the age of 8, with her Father, after the death of her Mother. My Grandmother gave birth to 3 children, and I am the only child of her eldest daughter. Indeed, the family is small considering that my Grandmother was an only child. In addition, the members in my family…

He left a pregnant wife and eight children behind. In February 7th, 1913, my great grandmother, Blanche Thompson was born in Kaneville Pennsylvania. She lived with her mother, Susan Thompson, who cleaned houses. My great grandmother once told me of the time she was around seven or eight when she rode on the back of her uncle’s wagon when a puppy ran out and he caught it for her and told her to keep him. Soon after that month, she told me about a man following her home claiming the dog was his,…

a family member, a friend, a significant other, or just someone you’ve gotten to know. We’ve all lost somebody we’ve loved when we least expected it, or maybe you thought they would make it, but they didn’t. That is what happened to me with my great grandmother. She was 86, and someone who I couldn't fathom losing. One day she fell while taking a shower, and broke her back. She was slowly getting better when she started to show signs of dementia. A month or two later she died. We all knew that…

On April 16, 2015, my life as I knew it crumbed at my feet. I received the devastating news that we all encounter throughout the duration of our lives: “Grandma died.” On April 16th, my beloved grandmother passed away, exactly one week before my 16th birthday. On April 16th, I lost one of the women who I cherished the most. It was a typical Thursday. I awoke to the chirping of my alarm clock, went to school, ate the lunch I managed to get together two minutes before the bus left, rode the bus…

In this paper I choose to interview my grandmother. I thought that her experience with adulthood and different changes that happen in her life would be an interesting story to share and know more about. Saadia is 76 years old and she is my paternal grandmother which I lived with her all my life before I got married and move to the United States. My grandmother is from Morocco. Her parent never send her to school. When she was a little girl she lost her father and when she turned to the early…

another, nurses are commanded to show love to their patients. Having experienced illness constantly in my life with my Grandmother Maria, I was inspired to pursue a nursing career, in which, I am going to dedicate my time giving love to people in their most vulnerable A long time ago, I lived in El Salvador, Central America. In El Salvador, I was surrounded by poverty and illness. My Grandmother Maria at that time was 66 years old and was diagnosed with arthritis, hypertension and elevated…