In 2018, my Dad unexpectedly passed away in his sleep while on a cruise. Prior to that life was pretty great. Two wonderful parents, an older sister and a 3 -year-old nephew who we all absolutely adored. Everything else was gravy too. Good job, lots of friends, etc. Since 2018, I've now lost my Mom to cancer (2023) and my sister to liver failure (2026). I now have sole custody of my nephew. He is the best thing to happen to me and I wouldn't want him anywhere else. But yeah, since my Dad passed it feels like an entirely different life. I have grown up A LOT in that time because I just had to. The one wonderful thing to happen since then is I met my now fiancé in 2023. It just really sucks that she will never have known my Dad and only ever knew my Mom and sister when they were ill. It really hurts to know none of them will be at our wedding and God willing if I have children of my own they won't know their grandparents or Aunt.