A new perspective

I’ve just been told two days ago that my grandma’s sister has died. She lived in Paraguay with some of my relatives. She was 91 and a very sweet lady. I had the pleasure of seeing her just before she turned 90 on my last visit to my country of birth. In this photo, she was very happy. This is the last memory I have of her and one that I will take for the rest of my life.

I suddenly started thinking about my direct family who live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I thought that one day I will have this sad news regarding any of them. It made me feel powerless as I am so far from them. I thought about my brother and my sister and how they would cope if my grandma, mum or dad died. I wouldn’t be there to support them and that makes me very sad... These are the choices I made when I decided to live in a different country. It is tough, especially in moments like this.

I was having a low week. My fiancé was away in Ireland for the whole week and I missed him a lot. I also did a pregnancy test because I was curious and it was negative, so I wasn’t happy with that either. I was feeling bored and I must admit, what happened recently has put things into perspective. I shouldn’t feel sad; I am still lucky, healthy and have my close family in this world.

My brother was so nice to me, he reminded me of all the positive things in my life when I chatted to him on MSN Messenger. Although I am the oldest one in my family, my little brother (31) cheered me up. Technology is incredible and brings me closer to my family and friends. If it wasn’t for technology, I would feel very lonely and distant so thank you, whoever made this possible.

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