#the grieving process

He didn't wake up expecting the end of his life Nobody ever does Because death is a surprise party with black balloons a five second celebration and it's all over A lifetime gone in a few hitched breaths and clenched hands release

He didn't get into the car preparing for the accident These things happen Death doesn't want an invitation because death likes to crash the party And as quickly as it comes, it's gone again leaving memories and mirrors for those left behind

He lay in that hospital, without the option to speak as we all came to surround his bed We said our words and gave our hugs (see you later, pop) And left the sterility of the hospital and back out into the dirty snow covered world And he was ready And we would never be ready Rested eyes, tireless sleep

And like that, he was gone a last cigarette outside of the hospice and like that, he was gone

I've decided to start typing out my thoughts and experiences learning about my ADHD and the grieving process that comes along with a late-diagnosis.

It's been helpful to express myself on my main blog but I want to be able to find all of these thoughts in one place, so I started a wordpress page and thought some of you will find it interesting or helpful. Or even if you don't but you know someone that will, please feel free to share this with them.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Cobra Kai (Web Series), Karate Kid (Movies) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Daniel LaRusso & Johnny Lawrence Characters: Johnny Lawrence, Daniel LaRusso Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Past Child Abuse, Dealing With Loss Summary:

jenny left sunnydale and hid out in la because it was the Big City and she kind of just wanted to live quietly for a while after her breakup with giles, who she still had very significant feelings for. the first year was pretty rough; she was working a few jobs & trying her best to pay rent and she didn’t really know anyone in town. and then she ran into angel after he left at the end of s3 and she was like “we’re both a mess, want to work together?” and angel was like “i work alone” and jenny was like “shut up” and that’s how that happened.

jenny and wesley got along relatively ok...there was a little weirdness between them because wesley pieced together pretty fast why jenny had left sunnydale + why she looked suspiciously like the woman in the picture hidden in giles’s bottom desk drawer, and jenny figured out that he knew, but other than that they were good. jenny and GUNN got along really well.

one thing that giles didn’t realize in the grieving process was that jenny’s loneliness actually wasn’t as profound or as painful as his own? like she really did like angel investigations, but there still was a disconnect there; she’d just had such a genuine click with giles and the kids that it was difficult to feel like she’d found her place in la.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5980699/chapters/13744057

The Grieving Process by CoreyWW

Rating: T

Summary: One week ago, Steven was born ... and Rose died.

Greg tries his best to care for the newborn Steven despite his grief but, honestly, he feels his pain is nothing compared to how the Gems are feeling in Rose's absence. Garnet has defused, Pearl has disappeared, and Amethyst ... well, nobody seems to even want to SAY what Amethyst is doing ...

Can they learn to carry on without Rose ... or will they let their loss consume them?

Comments: If you are looking for a really good drama, THIS is it. Bring the tissues for this one, and prepare yourself for an excellently written tale!