I hope it’s ok to post here because this is a health-related question. I’m 65 and as far as I know, well. However I had/have two first degree family members with a rare blood cancer (myeloma); my dad who died from it several years ago and now my 63 year old brother has it. There’s likely to be a genetic predisposition of some sort but it’s not directly heritable. The fear of getting this cancer has taken over my life (I had health anxiety anyway!) and I’m finding it increasingly hard to function. I know I have to accept I have no control over this and do something about the things I can control but I’m so worried I’m going to spend the rest of my days consumed by this. I’m also terrified I’ll pass it on to my daughter. Any words of advice on how I can try and come to terms with this please?
What decade were your grandparents born?
Desperately sad story of the assisted suicide of a grieving mother
