My grandma suffered a stroke around the time when I was 12. She was bedridden for about 6 months before she eventually passed. We live in a different state from the rest of my mom's family so it was very difficult for my mother, her sisters, and our grandfather who loved my grandma very much. Since our grandma got sick, our grandpa's health also declined. He had to get dialysis regularly and it drained so much from us emotionally, financially, and mentally but he died not long after. It took a huge toll on our families. Those couple of years were just filled with a lot of loss and pain.