The Worst Year of My Life

This is for anyone who is wondering why most of my blogs sound so depressing, and for people who are wondering what's happened to me this year. (these aren't in order by the way.)

1. My dog dies. This started off my terrible year. I miss him so much. I think about him everyday, and still cry because he's not here.

2. My grandpa dies the day after my dog died. I was definitely not ready for this. I thought that the surgery he needed would go fine, and everything would be ok. But he got an infection and died. I miss him sooooo much. Even though he wasn't technically my real grandpa, just my step-grandpa, I still loved him and thought of him as my real grandpa and I always will.

3. My grandma (the one who was married to my grandpa) gets dementia, and can't take care of herself. This has really hit my whole family hard. It's really hard to see someone you love so much go through this disease. The part that hurts the worse is that it's only going to get worse, and someday she will forget who I am. I'm not ready for that.

4. Some crazy lady (not going to say her name) get's power of attorney over my grandma, puts her in a nursing home in the middle of nowhere, and steals her money. We are STILL fighting over this. I don't really want to get into details though.

5. My mom becomes guardian of my grandma and we bring my grandma to the city I live in. This is still crazy to me. There's so much stress that my whole family is going through because of this. It is a good thing though that my grandma lives close to us, and we can spend time with her.

6. Three trips across the state and back. This is the most I've traveled in my entire life. My grandma and grandpa used to live clear across the state from us since my aunt lives in that city also. (Not saying where, in case you're a creeper.) The first trip was in March for my Grandpa's funeral. I was down there for four days then. The second trip was in April after the crazy woman put my grandma in a nursing home in the middle of nowhere and took over her life. We went down there to try to at least see my grandma, but we were banned from seeing her. It's pretty stupid when you get banned from seeing your own grandma. But that's what happened. We even called a cop, and he couldn't help us. The woman had control of everything, and she didn't let us see her. That trip was quick but very stressful. The third and last trip was in June, and that was to finally get my grandma. That was fast also, one day down there, one day back, but it was rewarding. To know my grandma was safe and I could see her was amazing.

This year has changed me, and I might not ever be the same.