Dealing with death at 15

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Hi friends, I am so very worried about my 15 year old daughter. She has always had a problem with stressing about her dad or I dying. She gets herself into quite a panic sometimes. Well unfortunately on Christmas Eve morning, her favorite uncle suddenly died from a massive heart attack in his sleep. Now she is worse than ever. I have made an appointment with the doctor for her. In the meantime, I can't deal with the thought of death myself, how the heck can I lessen her fear when I can't lessen my own. There just is no easy way to deal with death. Also I remember doing the same thing when I turned around 12 years of age. I would cry at night as she does worrying about my parents demise. Somehow I did manage to get through both parents deaths and it was every bit as hard as I thought it would be. I just lost my dad in May 2009. I don't think that has helped her either. Anyone else out there have kids that are terrified of losing you? Cheryl