Growing up I always believed my grandfather would get to see me get married and get to see my future kids. When I found about his diagnosis, I knew it wasn't going to happen which was difficult for me to come to terms with. My grandfather was one of the hardest working people I know, he immigrated here from Taiwan and started a successful restaurant working 10-12 hour days six days a week allowing him to provide his family. He wanted nothing more than to see his family happy. Even when he was bedridden, he would still ask me if I was doing well and telling me to not worry about him. That's exactly the type of grandfather he was for us.
I will miss my Gong dearly, he exemplified love, care and hard work. I hope he was proud of the man I've become and I will cherish the memories we had, I hope to work as hard providing for my family as he did for his. Rest in peace grandfather.
One of the last pictures I took with my grandfather in his home.
I saw this picture for the first time a little while ago. This picture represents my families history, my grandfather in his element as a chef.
