I felt sad to the point where I was crying because I miss my grandmother (my mom's mom) who died due to dementia a while ago. I wanted her to see how pretty I am, what I'm doing right now with my life. But what helped me through is repeating lyrics to the song "Love Song Requiem" by Trading Yesterday.

It's hard losing someone you have a strong bond with. My grandmother on my mom's side treated me good, along with my grandfather on my mom's side. My grandmother and grandfather on my mom's side loved me the way I am. And yes, I did have a strong bond with both of them.

Most people in my program have their grandparents still, so they don't understand what I am going through. I felt like and I still do- that a piece of me is missing due to my grandmother and my grandfather being deceased. It's a horrible feeling.