Narrative Essay About My Family

Family is important no matter what the circumstances are. Dead or alive the memories with those you love will always stay with the lives of those in your family. Through my years of living many members of my family have passed away. Even though they are dead they are still part of my family and will always be in my heart. My great grandma for example died only four years ago but still to this day she is brought up in conversations, shown in pictures, and remembered every year on her birthday, but in my heart and soul she is remembered everyday. We shared so many great memories but the memory I wish I could erase but can’t would be that early sunday morning that she passed away. July 21, 2012 I woke up at exactly 9:07 a.m. excited about the

I look over and notice my grandma is crying when suddenly I realize this will not end well. When We get to the hospital my sister and grandpa are there. As we walk into the E.R. waiting room I get a swift rush of cleanliness. I look around and see white walls and notice that we are the only people here. I think to myself, are we the only people that have an emergency at this time of night. My Uncle finally arriving from St. Louis is as white as a sheet. He looks around trying to find out where to go, but instead of coming and sitting with us, he goes to the front desk. My grandma had went back with my great grandma but came out to update us when Uncle Lee finally came and sat with us. Meemaw was going to have more tests done but so far they found out she has congestive heart

“ Your great grandma has Congestive Heart Failure, Inverted Stomach, and Growths on her Lung. You need to be prepared for the worst. She is in a lot of pain and doesn’t have much time left.” announced the doctor. My sister and I are sitting in the conference room next to her room when everyone came in the explain what was happening. I immediately broke down. Tears came out like a waterfall. I can’t imagine life without my Meemaw. It was 2:00 in the morning when nothing had changed. My grandpa took my sister and I home to rest for awhile. Crying more then anything I walked into the room and got into the bed with my Meemaw. I hugged her and told her I loved her. I was thinking the whole time please don’t die but my grandma had just asked us to tell her it was okay to go, that we would all be okay. Choking back the tears I said “ It is okay, I will always love you and always remember you.” I hugged her and continued to cry as I ran out of the room. On the drive home I continued to cry while slowly falling