Tuesday, November 21

A mature burden

Since Katrina, I have become an 22 year old with the responsibilities of a 50 year old. Prior to Katrina I was a college student with nothing more then my final exams to worry about. My grandmother lived in Gentilly and lost her home of 20 years, and soon after the storm had a stroke. My parents live overseas so the responsibility of care-giving fell on me. My grandmother moved in with me. In February of last year she had a heart attack and had to be placed in a nursing home. Seeing the deterioration of my grandmother has caused me to worry and think about my own mortality. There are many other ways that Katrina has effected my life, but this is the main reason I cant sleep at night.

-not so naive anymore

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