Have you ever lost someone you loved? Many people have sadly lost someone close to them, and many of those people have struggled with the grief that comes with that loss. I have also lost someone close to me; my great-grandma. And I want to share my experience so you can know other people are going through the same thing. This moment changed my life and has helped me when I deal with losing others.
It started about six months ago. My great-grandma was in hospice for about 3 months at this point. I had gone to my friend Alex’s house to stay the night at his house when we were on spring break. We did many things. We played Jenga and other board games for most of the night and watched TV as well. It was really fun to get to see my friend and stay the night. We went to sleep late and woke up around 10:00 so I could go home.
When I got home and went inside nothing seemed to be different so I went about as I normally would, it wasn’t until ten minutes later that my dad came in and told me the bad news. My great-grandma had passed away. I was upset that she had passed away while I was at my friend’s house because I wasn’t there to be there with my family and I was the last one to find out almost a day later which made me feel alone when I found out. Once I found out we went over to my grandma’s apartment to help her, she was very upset, obviously, so we tried to help calm her down. My uncle was there and suggested that we go get lunch together. We went to Applebee’s to eat and talked about our memories of her. We went home and I cried. I cried for all the moments in all of my family’s lives that she would miss, for all the people that won’t get to meet her, for all the people she left behind. But I knew it would get better and I would be ok eventually.
That was six months ago and many more things have happened to me since then; many of which I wish she could be here for. Dealing with grief is never easy, but it has to be done. I hope reading this story helped you realize that there is someone who has gone through the same thing you have, even if it’s not me, it’s someone. This article has some great stuff about grief and dealing with the loss of someone or something. Remember, not all people grieve the same and everyone is different.
