I Am A Hero

Hi my name Brett Tellez. I would not consider myself an hero until i read some of the chapters in this book. My grandma raised her 4 children plus my cousin. My uncle had my cousin when he was young and couldn't properly raise him or his daughter. My grandma raised his two children plus me when my dad was working and my mom was flying. She broke her hip while my mom and her siblings were around the age of 12 and shes been in a wheel chair since. My grandma always had discretion about morals and standards. Raising three more kids in a wheel chair i could tell my mom venerated her dearly. As time went on my grandmas fake hip got infected and her health wasn't in great condition. She was put in the hospital by the time i was in high school. My mom and her dad thought they needed more room and space so they moved out to Nevada. I must admit making the trips out there was tough during the school year but i didn't complain. It takes four hours to drive up to where she lives plus traffic. I get lethargy from the trip up plus the fact we always go up to visit when its really hot. My grandparents do have an ac but they rarely turn it on. Doing homework and studying there was not the best environment. A couple years passed and i was a junior in high school and my mom had just gone up to visit my grandma. I received a call from my cell at 1:30. My grandma had passed. It hit me hard but not as hard as it did to my mom and my grandpa. My dad drove up with me that weekend to help my mom and grandpa come to terms with her death. I remember my grandma always said i was a good swimmer so once a week in honor of her i go swimming once a week at any pool or the beach. I visit my grandpa now more than ever to make sure he's doing okay and to keep him company. He always retrospects about his youth i try to keep him off the topic but he handles very well. Now every time i visit my grandpa i always imagine my grandma watching t.v. waiting for me.