There has been many trials and tribulations that my family has gone through. the first one happend in 2006, when my mother had to drop out of San Jose State University to take care of my grandmother that was diagnosed with fourth stage breast/lung cancer. At that time my mother was not working and was receiving general assistance. When my grandmother passed away on October 21, 2006 my mother had to struggle with burring her by herself, even though she had her two daughters and close friends there for support and comfort no one could take the pain away. Second circumstance my mother, little sister and myself had to take care of my grandfather that was diagnosed with fourth stage kidney failure. I can recall a time when my grandfather had picked my little sister and i from school on christmas break and heading back home he forgot where he was and what he was doing at a stop light, when the light turned he crashed into a tree. That was the most frightening moment of my life because not only was i worried about my grandfather i was worried for my little sister as well. Also there was a time when my grandfather had fell through a glass coffee table, and by the grace of god he got up with not one cut on his body. My mother and i both knew that he was getting weaker and weaker by the day, and we didn't know when his time would come but we felt as if it was coming to soon. On June 24, 2010 we rushed our grandfather to the hospital because he was in pain and couldn't breath. Come to find out his kidneys were indeed failing him. My grandfather requested before hand for us to not put him on life support. So my sister, mom and myself stayed at Emanuel Hospital until it was time for our grandfather to go home. I truely look up to my mother because she is still standing strong with the lose her parents. I sometimes wonder how she does it being a single mother and all taking care