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My Grandfather

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A few months ago, my grandfather was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. My grandfather was and will always continue to be one of the most important people in my life. I find the fact that I was so close to my grandfather eccentric because he was not biologically related to me. He impacted my life in such a positive way in the few 15 years I knew him. The feeling of being completely helpless, overwhelmed my life in such a negative way. Before I was born, my biological grandfather wouldn’t keep in contact with my dad. My actual grandparents were divorced and for reasons being my father would only speak to my grandmother. I never met my biological grandfather. As years after the divorce passed, My grandmother decided to take a trip to New York …show more content…

My whole family rushed to my grandmother's house to be by his side. It was 4:00 am and a part of me told me to spend the night at my grandmother's house. My brother and my mom went home to sleep. My dad and I spent the night at my grandmothers. I remember seeing my dad say his last goodbyes at night. By this time my grandfather was in a coma. My dad said goodbye while my grandfather was sleeping. My father kept on insisting me to say goodbye, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t get the words to come out of my mouth. I slept in my grandmother's room next to my grandfather. I remember waking up in middle of the night to check if he was alive. In one of the times I woke up and he was no longer breathing. He was gone this time, no turning back. I didn’t get to say goodbye and at times I still regret it. If I could have just got the words out of my mouth, he would have known how much I loved him. The funeral was a blur, the only highlight there was was to see my best friend attend. I cried the whole ceremony, I did not care who saw me cry. I believe i let all the feelings out that day. The only person who calmed me down was my best friend. I will never forget running up to her and breaking down in tears when I hugged her. I will always appreciate her for that. Never will I forget her being by my side when I needed her the

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