Document Type
Love and Friendship Essay
Publication Date
2007
Excerpt
Love can be beautiful, romantic, powerful, tough, disappointing, life changing or even a tool in life. Love comes in all different shapes and sizes; it comes in many different kinds of relationships and even in tender heartbreaking situations. When I say that love can be a tool, I mean that it can teach individuals in ways that otherwise they would have never learned. My grandmother was diagnosed with a disease called dementia roughly 4 years ago after her husbands' death. To be honest, the diagnosis really did not impact my life at all, because I was busy with my own issues. I was the captain of the football team and frankly I did not care about anything but just that, a game. After my senior season came to an end my priorities began to change when I got pushed into helping my mom out by splitting the time taking care of my grandmother, Ranny. This past year as I have spent countless hours taking care of Ranny, I have learned more about love than I could have ever imagined. After a grueling year of surrendering myself to Ranny and her needs, I have learned an unfathomable, unique and sacrificial kind of love that has altered my life in ways never imaginable before.
Recommended Citation
Krieg, Tim, "Living and Learning about Sacrificial Love (2007)" (2007). The Valpo Core Reader. 96.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/96