'I was in college when Jim Henson died. I had grown up with Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. It came out of nowhere with no warning. It was the first (and thus far only) time I cried over a celebrity death. He was just 53 years old.'
"In January 2009, I lost my mum. In February 2009, I lost my Grandpa, her dad. I have OCD, and struggle with the idea of things happening in threes, so I was terrified the rest of the year. Anyway, during the year, my Dad sent me to see my favorite band Avenged Sevenfold at a festival, because they'd been such a comfort through the pain, through the grief. It helped me feel good, brightened me way up.
Fast-forward to December that year, and it was about a week before the anniversary of my mum's passing. I was starting to feel like I could overcome this OCD thing. And then, the drummer of Avenged Sevenfold, The Rev, died. I saw his last ever show. That was a massive shock for me. They're still my favorite band ever, and their album which followed that death is a massive comfort, but my God, the shock.
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