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Personal Narrative: Heart Surgery

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One afternoon on a clear winter day my mom came into my room and told me that my grandpa is having heart surgery on monday and asked me if i wanted to go see him befor surgery. I said “Yes, I would love to go.” The next morning my mom woak me up and got me and my brother ready to go to the hospital. The drive was long,but we finally got to the hospital. After we went inside and sat down with family and weighted for two hours.

After that long weight the doctor walked up and told us that we can go see him now.
The doctor walked us down a hall and told us “His room is the fourth door on the right.” We walked in he was lying in bed with a hospital gown on relaxed and ready for surgery. We talked and hugged, but then it was time for surgery
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