How My Grandmother Impacted My Life Essay

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Two people have greatly impacted my life and my educational choices. They are my maternal and paternal grandmothers. They have impacted me greatly because they were both a part of my life when it first started, as well as when I started to grow, even though one is no longer with me.

First, my maternal grandmother, who I called Grandma G directly impacted my educational choices. She died when I was 7, of dementia. Until then, I was often with my mother who helped support her, I watched confusedly as my grandmother’s condition accelerated. At the time of this memory, I was around five. I remember going to her apartment, which was part of an Alzheimer’s unit in a nursing home, watching her as she tried to complete easy tasks like eating or putting on clothes. I thought that when people got older, everyone got dementia. I obviously projected my impression of elderly aging from my grandmother, but this thought had an impact on my personality. As a result, I became sympathetic to people, concerning myself with the state we would all end in. To make up for it, I tried to make people’s lives better and helped them as much as I could, even though I usually couldn’t do much but make them smile. Although I was incorrect in my impression of the elderly the my helpful personality has stuck …show more content…
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