LPT : Cherish your grandparents. At 20 I had four. Now, at 23, I only have my grandfather left. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers yesterday.

You never know when it is going to be your last time together; last meal, last story, last embrace. Life is a fickle thing, and death is the only thing in this world that is truly permanent. It took me until now to learn that.

Make time to spend time with them. Go out of your way to do it. Don't make my mistake; by missing family reunions and events because I was too "busy" with school and work. I could have been there. If only I had managed my time better, I could have been there. If I had spent a weekend working and getting ahead in my studies instead of going out with my friends... I could have been there. Its one of my life's greatest regrets.

Hindsight really is 20/20. Sacrificing one of those nights out now pales in comparison to what I would give now just to spend one more afternoon with any of them. Fortunately I still have one Grandfather left, and you better believe I am going to cherish every moment I have left with him. Make a call.