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JCKIX’s Art
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JCKIX’s Art
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Friends call me JC | 🇺🇸 Artist | Email [email protected] | OC is Adelaide ♥️ | Multi-fandom, with focus on Shonen and JRPGs | Active everywhere, see linktree
United States เข้าร่วม Şubat 2022
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@zuchysdraws I absolutely love your interpretation of Nagatoro! Great job, Zuchy! ❤️
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@TheRockyArtist Nicely done, Rock-y-Roni - the San Fransisco treat! 🌉
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@Unanium_Starr Wow, that's really awesome to hear! Thank you, I'll be drawing her a lot in the future 🤗
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@JCKIX_art Can I say I fucking love your Mt Lady art? I definitely need more of it.
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@JCKIX_art Good way to come back dude! Amazing stuff!
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@DailyMt_Lady Thank you, my friend! I love drawing her - she's so much fun!
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@JCKIX_art She’s so beautiful! I always love seeing you draw her!
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@ZeffEpics Hey Zeff, I'm so sorry to learn about your dad. I reciprocate your heartfelt condolences. I appreciate your message (and Gavel for giving the heads up). I'd like to reach out to you in DMs sometime soon so that we can dive a little deeper about losing our parents. Until then.
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JC I’ve been offline for a while too so I am just seeing this, our mutual friend who I am close to (Gavel) pointed this out.
I also lost a parent, my dad, just a few weeks ago to cancer. It was not sudden but hurt badly, I am so sorry I missed this and wanted to wish you the heartfelt condolences and let you know you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers even as one grieving to another.
Nothing can replace a parent but I know my dad will serve as an inspiration for me for the remainder of my life until we meet again. Wishing you peace and comfort at this time. 🙏
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Hey friends, long time no see.
First and foremost: thank you so much for your condolences. I’m blown away by how many of you reached out. Forgive me for not replying to everyone, but please know that I read every single comment. I’m touched by how many of you shared stories about losing your mothers and loved ones to cancer or other terminal illnesses as well. You have my deepest condolences. I’d like to share some reflections on what it’s been like losing my mom to cancer since she passed away just over a month ago.
As you can imagine, life’s been difficult, but it’s been difficult in ways I didn’t expect. For example, I haven’t been sleeping very well. I’ll wake up in the middle of the night and sometimes not be able to go back. Only this week have I been able to sleep uninterrupted through the night, which is a positive sign. I believe my sleep will normalize sometime soon, but I’ve accepted that there is more grieving still to come. For example, tomorrow is my birthday, and it’s going to my first one without her. Then we have Mother’s Day next month, and then her birthday was a couple weeks after that. See what I mean? There’s going to be at least a year of these “anniversaries” before I don’t feel her loss so acutely.
During my lowest moments, I considered walking away from “JCKIX” entirely. I didn’t pick up the pencil for three weeks after mom died. I tried to draw once, but after 10 minutes in I realized I couldn’t focus. Losing my mom has changed my perspective on what is and is not important, and for a while art was not important to me at all. What brought me back is realizing how sad my mom would be if she learned that I quit “JCKIX” just because she died. My mom was super supportive of my art; not only did she pay for my art lessons, but she actually liked my drawings. Yes, really! She even knew who Adelaide is (she’s my OC).
I’m happy to say that I’m working on new artwork again, and I hope to share something next week. Actually, if I’m being honest, knowing how to “come back” is a task unto itself. I’m taking baby steps reconnecting with people because the amount of people who have reached out online and IRL has been overwhelming. One of the ironies of losing a parent is that everyone wants to talk to you during a time when you don’t feel like talking to anyone. Thankfully just about everyone understands why that is. To my Discord mutuals, thank you guys so much for reaching out. I’ll get back to each you as soon as I can.
That’s all for now. Have a wonderful day!
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My mom died this morning. In January 2025, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, which was startling because she never smoked and took great care of herself. Originally she had maybe 3 months to live, but thanks to the miracle of modern medicine, my mom extended her life for another 14 months. We made the most of that extra time with lots of wonderful conversations and laughter. We even had one of the best Christmases we’ve ever had as a family last year. Alas, in late February her cancer journey took a terrible turn for the worst. We knew this day would come, but no one thought so soon or so suddenly after our relatively “normal” Christmas. Think of cancer treatment like Tien from Dragon Ball. Do you remember when he held down Second Form Cell with his Tri-Beam attack? That’s exactly how treating Stage 4 cancer works; there’s no way Tien could have defeated Cell, but he was able to hold him down long enough for the androids to escape. In our case, "the androids escaping" meant buying Mom more time of good quality life. I'm forever grateful for the extra time we had with her. Alas, Tien’s strength inevitably failed him, and so did her treatments as her cancer grew more aggressive. Cancer exists for no purpose other than to take others away from us. Even though her life was cut short, my mom went out on her terms: she died peacefully at home in her own bed. I’ll be away for a while. Thank you.
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@GavelGamer Thank you so much, Gavel, really. I'm quite moved by your words. I will follow up with you in DMs when I can.
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JC: my dear friend, I am so sorry to hear your mom. I am so sorry what it has done to you. I’m glad to hear you have begun to sleep normally again.
As someone who lost a parent to cancer relatively young, please grant me this indulgence (you never sought advice, and I’m sorry for offering it; I mean this from a deeply friendly place):
You will persevere. You will make it though.
The pain will never leave you. You will think of your mom almost every day. And believe me, your loss will hit you, even at seemingly the strangest of times. It is completely normal to grieve when your heart feels it, now or never at all. No one can take that away from you. You live on your schedule.
Though the pain never truly subsides, you will grow stronger to confront it. Every day you live in honor of her memory, your will strengthens. And believe me, you can overcome this. I know she thinks so too.
I’m so glad to hear she loved your art. It sounds like she wanted what was best for you, as we all do.
You’ll never forget your happy memories. Draw upon them. Let them inspire you. In that way, she’ll remain with you. If this sounds cliche, perhaps it is. But it’s how I’ve remembered my dad for 20 years. My daughters still listen to his favorite songs. I still speak of him to them. I know you can have the same experience, if that’s something you want.
We are all here for you and your family. I’m proud of you being so open about this. It’s not something that is easy to discuss. But you are already well on your way to navigating this maze. And we all know you have the courage to do it.
Be well, friend. Please. My prayers for you are already on their way.
Looking forward to what your future has in store for us all.
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