I've been debating about posting about this for the past week or so and part of me still says that maybe I should keep this to myself, but the other part of me says to write it down. Chronicle it, add it to the ongoing stories within my life. And well, here goes;
My grandmother has always been a huge inspiration of mine. A role model. A woman I aspire to be.
On September, 13, 2013 she took her last breath and bid this world farewell. And this weekend we all said our goodbyes as well.
You don't really expect these things to happen. No one does. One month everything seems fine. Although you may experience trivial, minor hindrances, a few arguments here and there, some frustrating moments, everyone in your family seems to be in good health. And then the next month someone who you love dearly is in the hospital. I still can't believe it, none of it seems real to me. It didn't seem real a week ago and it probably still won't sink in for a while.
I don't want to make this post too personal because I'm a firm believer in keeping certain matters, especially one like this, private. But Grammy was proactive. She dropped everything and moved to the states to provide for her family. To The Empire State. She motivated all of her children. All 8 of them. She always made sure she was in good health. She took care of her husband. Always sported a smile. Always cracked a joke. And always made sure your birthday card was mailed out and got to you on the correct day.
Over the past week I've reflected on the whole situation and I just need change. I need people that actually care for me in my life. And I need people who don't care about status and how they're perceived by the world. I need people in my life who are just genuinely nice and people who genuinely try to live their life to the fullest. I need to live my life to the fullest. I need to do my best in everything. I need to give everything my all, and I need to try harder.
I miss my grandmother dearly and I hope to be as great of a woman as she was.
Carol Lindo October 19, 1938 - September 13, 2013
