Eli

And it saved his life, I'm convinced.

I had regular phone calls with Varda and Ricky, like the three of us would get on the phone a couple of times a week.

I had regular phone calls with Varda and Ricky, like the three of us would get on the phone a couple of times a week.

I would tell my wife, it's just me and the girls. We would just talk and just time talk through and what did you learn and what can you say and whatever and who should approach Elle about this or who should do that.

I would tell my wife, it's just me and the girls. We would just talk and just time talk through and what did you learn and what can you say and whatever and who should approach Elle about this or who should do that.

He attacked me and took a good chunk out of my leg. Luckily, she was right there and she pulled him off me. And I hobbled out of the house. I said, wow, if that had been anybody but, you know, basically your stepfather, you know, they'd just call the police and they'd take your dogs away or whatever. So she got mad at me and so then she cut me off.

He attacked me and took a good chunk out of my leg. Luckily, she was right there and she pulled him off me. And I hobbled out of the house. I said, wow, if that had been anybody but, you know, basically your stepfather, you know, they'd just call the police and they'd take your dogs away or whatever. So she got mad at me and so then she cut me off.

I met Jake because I started dating his mom. I went to a party at their house and she catered it. The food was good and, you know, I thought she was pretty gorgeous. And so I asked her out. Well, it wasn't quite that easy. Somehow this mutual friend set me up with a different girlfriend of hers who was good friends with his mom. And I went out on a date with her, but I wasn't really into her.

I met Jake because I started dating his mom. I went to a party at their house and she catered it. The food was good and, you know, I thought she was pretty gorgeous. And so I asked her out. Well, it wasn't quite that easy. Somehow this mutual friend set me up with a different girlfriend of hers who was good friends with his mom. And I went out on a date with her, but I wasn't really into her.

And so I told her that I was kind of into Marjorie. And so she was gracious and told Marjorie. And I guess Marjorie thought that it would be good to go out with me because she actually called me and said, so? Like, so when are you going to call? You know? And so then we started going out. And Jake was like four. And I had two kids who were six and four. And things moved along pretty quickly.

And so I told her that I was kind of into Marjorie. And so she was gracious and told Marjorie. And I guess Marjorie thought that it would be good to go out with me because she actually called me and said, so? Like, so when are you going to call? You know? And so then we started going out. And Jake was like four. And I had two kids who were six and four. And things moved along pretty quickly.

And then we wound up moving in together and getting married and having another kid. She had a three-bedroom house. There were two big bedrooms upstairs and a little bedroom downstairs. She had one big bedroom. Jake had the other big bedroom. And then my two kids shared the little one. That's the way it goes, you know. And then we got married and bought a house and went from there.

And then we wound up moving in together and getting married and having another kid. She had a three-bedroom house. There were two big bedrooms upstairs and a little bedroom downstairs. She had one big bedroom. Jake had the other big bedroom. And then my two kids shared the little one. That's the way it goes, you know. And then we got married and bought a house and went from there.

I mean, it was really cute. They actually got along great, really well. As a matter of fact, they got along so well that we hardly saw them because they were just having such a good time. We had another child. His name was Max. Max was a wonderful, smart kid, a little bit kind of off the wall and hard to handle, as it were.

I mean, it was really cute. They actually got along great, really well. As a matter of fact, they got along so well that we hardly saw them because they were just having such a good time. We had another child. His name was Max. Max was a wonderful, smart kid, a little bit kind of off the wall and hard to handle, as it were.

I think that also affected the family dynamics a bit because he wound up getting a lot of attention from me and Marjorie that took away from the other kids. Max was with us all the time. It was right around Y2K, 1999. Jake would have been going on 10, not quite 10. And then, you know, they found it, mammogram kind of thing.

I think that also affected the family dynamics a bit because he wound up getting a lot of attention from me and Marjorie that took away from the other kids. Max was with us all the time. It was right around Y2K, 1999. Jake would have been going on 10, not quite 10. And then, you know, they found it, mammogram kind of thing.

They found it in July. We were going down to the Jersey Shore where we went many years to visit with my family. We had just found out before we went down to the visit and it was the usual radiation and chemo. And then she had surgery like right on New Year's. She spent New Year's Eve Y2K in the hospital. That was huge because it really took her out of the picture in a lot of ways.

They found it in July. We were going down to the Jersey Shore where we went many years to visit with my family. We had just found out before we went down to the visit and it was the usual radiation and chemo. And then she had surgery like right on New Year's. She spent New Year's Eve Y2K in the hospital. That was huge because it really took her out of the picture in a lot of ways.

She was a fighter. She lived another almost 10 years. She was undergoing treatment all the time. And there were periods when she was pretty much down and out and other periods when she was pretty good. But it made the family dynamic really difficult. Max was particularly difficult to manage. Our house was kind of crazy. And Marjorie had a brother who came to live with us for a while.