How Did My Grandma Impact My Life

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Have you ever had that person in your life that you never thought you could live without? For some people that were their moms, dads, uncles, and aunts for me that was my grandma. My grandma was the person that I can always count and deepened on if something was ever wrong or I just need someone to talk to. In this essay, I will be talking about who my grandma was, why she has had such an impact on my life, and how she kept fighting till the end. My grandma’s name was jean Mack was born June 28, 1926, but would later be changed to jean Honek after she married my grandpa. She grew up in the very small town of Tabor Minnesota with a population less than 100 people and the only thing around were great big stretches of land that went as far …show more content…

My grandma was one of those people that would worry no matter what it was because she cared for you that much and didn’t want to see you get hurt. Just her being worried about gave me comfort in things that I did because I know if something happened that she would take care and comfort me any way possible. The biggest impact that she had on me was that you should always have a smile on your face and look at the bright side because if you dwell on the negatives in life you won’t go anywhere and you will always stay the same. My grandma has been through a lot of things through her life before she passed and some the things that she had to go through no one else would be able to come out the other side and not be totally gone or insane. One of the biggest things that happened was losing her son to cancer my Uncle Jim. She has already had to deal with the loss of her other son during the Vietnam she already knows the feeling of having something lost that you can’t replace. Even though uncle Jim was getting sicker by the day she kept smiling and enjoying every last moment with him and taking advantage of the time she has with him. Just her being strong enough to still smile while she knows that death is enviable she still sees the Brightside in that he’s still here and not gone

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