Hello everyone I'm Brian and new to the boards nice to meet you. So glad I found this board as I see I am not alone. I lost my grandfather to cancer in 1989, grandmother to cancer in 2000, and my other grandfather to a heart attack 3 days after my grandmother died in 2000. Is it normal to worry about losing someone else? My father is in great health but my mother has a heart ailment known as A-fib. They think mom's A-fib was brought about by the stresses of moving in with my grandmother once she was diagnosed as she provided 24/7 care. I don't have the nightmares but it does affect my sleep as sometimes I'm unable to actually sleep. Mom is doing great with the problem and her meds but after losing so many relatives it stays on my mind all the time. I also find myself thinking a lot still about my grandmother who died in 2000 as she was like my second mother. She and I were really close due to her son (who would have been my uncle) dying in a school fire back in the 1950s in North Carolina. I guess the big question I have is anyone else faced the same circumstances and what did you do to improve your own quality of life. I'm an only child as well so that's another stress factor. Thanks in advance for any advice.....
