5x06 'Joy' ~ Cuddy's Adopted Child Is Taken Away From Her

This is the beginning to part II which is obviously entitled denial. It is rather long. As always please comment. =D

Part II: Denial
6 months later

All human beings have ways to defend themselves from their pain. Some pop pain medication at an alarming rate and drink themselves to sleep. Some channel their pain into a savior complex, turning themselves into the proverbial white-knight for all. Some change their names and hop on the first greyhound they come across, hoping that if they erase their identity they can erase what happened. But the most common human defense mechanism is denial. It...