Thankful For a Family That Helps!
This week has been quite eventful in my family. Not only is it getting close to Christmas, which in itself is stressful, but a few days ago, my grandpa had to be admitted to the hospital. While we never want our family members to be in the hospital, having my grandpa in there is very difficult. You see, my grandma has Alzheimer’s and can not be left alone. Fortunately, our family has once again stepped in and done whatever was needed to make sure everyone and everything was taken care of.
It’s not often that an entire family can come together and help out whenever they are needed. Much of the time, you have most family members who live out of town, which is the case in my sisters husbands family. They are the only ones in town that can take care of his grandma. On my side of the family, that is definitely not the case. My aunt is spending the night with my grandma. My dad and sister are over in the mornings at different times, and my other aunt stays with her during the day. The rest of us, including my mom, dad, uncle, and cousins alternate times to be with her in the evenings until my aunt can get back over and stay another night. They are also making sure that they go see my grandpa in the hospital. It’s times like these that you can’t help but take a step back and look at the things going on around you and say “WOW…I have an amazing family, and I am so Thankful for them!”
To all of my family who is helping out and to those of you who are out of town, but would help if they could…Thank You! I am proud to be in such a loving and caring family!
