Irreplaceable

Theme statement: "Most pressure we feel is imagined and has little basis in actual outcomes"


Family is very important part of our everyday life, this is where you are tension free and everyone is there to help you. Family encourages you when you are surrounded by problems and it helps you when you are under pressure.



I just woke up with a call from my aunt telling me that, "Grandpa is in the hospital again". It had just been 4 days since grandpa was discharged from the hospital. I came to visit grandpa in Calgary just because his illness was getting worse. So everyone drove out to Edmonton to go see him. I couldn't tell if this was the last time I would ever see him. So I drove out to the hospital to see him, he was just sitting there with a puppy dog face begging to get out of there. I couldn't do anything without the doctor telling me what happened. We were all worried sick. Then Dr. Hart came and told us, "He had a minor stroke and he could go home now and rest up". We were relieved, so my aunt and I took him home. A couple days later Grandpa had a heart stroke. I was in the kitchen preparing breakfast when I looked over and saw him on the ground. I called 911. By the time they came I had this feeling grandpa was gone. I couldn't have ever experienced anything more horiffic than this.

A week later we had his funeral and I was one of the speakers. I was never a public speaker, that was my biggest fear on top seeing someone dead right in front of my own eyes which was something I never imagined to see. I honesty was very overwhelmed and traumatized. This was the worst week of my life. I did not know what to do. It was eventually my turn to go up and give a speech, but I couldn't at the moment. I had butterflies in my stomach, my hands were all sweating, I started to have trouble breathing and my armpits were all sweaty. But, everyone was counting on me; my mother, father, brothers, aunt, cousins, friends and family. I didn't want to let them down. In the condition I was in I couldn't go up there, I was a total mess. I just sucked it up and went on the stage.

Everyone was looking at me. I opened my mouth but nothing came out. So I closed me eyes and pretended grandpa was holding my hand on stage. Instantly I felt more confident and words started to come out my mouth. By the end of my speech everyone was in tears and I could tell I've made him proud. I wish he was there physically instead of spiritually,  but it's the thought that counts.



Overall, most people don't realize the importance of family. They prefer to spend more time with their friends. But when they are surrounded by problems, it was their family that helped them get rid of problems. Family is never irreplaceable.