DEATH sudden vs long term

So it turns out google doesnt have all the answers. . . i have a homework task to research and one of the questions asked are:
What are the differences in th grieving process to losing someone to sudden death (suicide, murder etc.) or long term ilness (terminal cancer etc.)?

So im asking from personal experience, of those who have known people to die suddenly adn prolonged death, is there an apparent difference in th grieveing proces...

your help would be muchly appreciated.

^oh well Bob almost always has the right answers.. And I'd have to agree with him.
When my gradma died she had already been sick for years and it got severly bad those last few months. We all knew it was comming. I didn't really cry at first. No, actually I'm not sure I've cried to this day. The way I saw it was she got to go to a better place and end her suffering, and she had already lived her life..there was nothing more for her, and in a way I was kind of happy for her. (Sounds stanrge I know.)
Through surely knowing someone is about to die does not take away the pain you feel once they do, it does somewhat make it easier.
A sudden death tears away at you because of just that--it's sudden. There's shock and people feel completely and utterly lost for a while. Because I suppose when you knew someone was about to die you would have made arrangments on how to live your life once they've passed but when you don't know and it comes so unexpected you find yourself quite lost. That combined with the pain and awfuly sad emotions and tears, usually makes for a very 'out-of-it' individual for a long period of time untill they get back on their feet.
So I would say that the sudden death is tougher to go through, but by no means is it easy to see a loved one slowly dying day by day. The prolonged death I think just makes for an easier exceptance of the situation.
That my view on it.

oh and you're right, google does NOT have all the answers.

--Viola

Thanks so much for your help. iv onli known two ppl to die before n it wa both suddenly so i had nothing to compare it too. I realli apppreciate the opinions youve shared with me

Kitty