I Miss You Grandpa

On Sunday, May 29, 2016, my grandfather passed away from stomach cancer. We've known about his illness since February but had no exact timeline for how much time he had left. For the past 3 months, I've been visiting my grandfather weekly, and yesterday was the first Monday I didn't get to spend time with him. It was hard for us watching the cancer progress all the way down to his last breath.

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.