Patricia
When I began my period, I admit feeling a bit of sadness. I think it was due to the the reality of growing older a bit faster than I was quit ready. No real fear of dying, perhaps a feeling of not being in control of what was happening to my body. I remember my mother not really recognizing the way I was feeling. I now have two daughters and a son of my own. I know that I want to help ease the fears of my daughters by telling them that this is a sort of rite of passage. It may help to let your daughter know that she is now preparing to oneday GIVE LIFE herself. What a gift that will be, when the time is right and she is ready. Try to make this very special time a celebration of life rather than one of death. I hope this will help your precious daughter.