An unexpected challenge that befell me was the death of my father's mother when she had not recovered from heart surgery. The relationship I had with my grandmother was not strong, mostly due to the fact that we lived far from each other. My father's relationship with his mother was extremely strong, because she was the only person he could always count on and was always by his side when she was sick. Even though I didn't have a strong relationship with my grandmother, the day she died, I had to be strong for my father for the first time in my life and become his caregiver. He has always been a strong person despite life's challenges, but during the early days of my grandmother's death was the first time my father faced rejection in his career and saw loved ones die due to a tragic event . The day my grandmother died was the first time my father let his emotions take over. When he received the news he did not speak for 2 days and refused to eat. With the emotional challenge, as his daughter I had to take care of my father for the first time. I managed all his finances to keep him from going into debt and made sure his job was secure for a month to manage the grief of his mother's death. For the first time in my adult life, I had to become my father's caregiver and be responsible for him. At a young age my father always took care of me and helped me solve the challenges I faced. Starting to care for the person who always gave me strength was an emotional challenge, because I had to be strong for both of us and take on the responsibility of a caregiver as a young adult. The difficult time for my father became the time in my life when I realized the great responsibility I would have for the future when my father got older. The reality of the future has opened my eyes to things to come when it comes to my father being less independent and becoming dependent on me when it comes to his daily needs. The experience made me grow faster and become more responsible towards the real world. Above all, with the knowledge of becoming stronger as an individual and being emotionally strong during difficulties
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