Hello! I'm Elizabeth and I have a soft spot for taking care of people, whether it's young children or the elderly who aren't able to take care of themselves 100% anymore. I started taking care of my grandparents, mostly my grandmother, at the time when I was about 12 years old all the way up until she passed away when I was 18. Being able to help her in ways she wasn't able to made me feel like I was giving back to her, and my whole family. I loved cooking and baking things for her and keeping her company. I would also run errands for her, go shopping for groceries and other things of that sort. She became my best friend. I put 100% into everything I did for her. And now I take care of my grandpa when he needs me too, I do his taxes for him and run errands with him. A couple of years after she had passed I went and was a dietary cook/aide at a retirement home, I wanted to keep giving back and helping the elderly as much as I could. If something was on the menu and I knew some of the residents didn't particularly like what was going to be served I would go to each room and ask if they would prefer something different for the meal. I wanted everyone to feel like they mattered to me. One of the things that really makes me feel good about being a caregiver is when I can tell I make their day better. Seeing them happy made my heart smile. I'm most proud of myself for how far I have came in life. I didn't have many real friends growing up, I was always way to nice to everyone and I was always taken advantage of by my peers. I have learned that not everyone is perfect and that's okay.
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