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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.

He was also a little crazy. And so we just had pretty much a lot of things working against the family dynamic. Marjorie had cancer. Max had some special needs. We were a blended family. Her brother came and went and did crazy stuff.

He was also a little crazy. And so we just had pretty much a lot of things working against the family dynamic. Marjorie had cancer. Max had some special needs. We were a blended family. Her brother came and went and did crazy stuff.

He was a sociopath, you know, the classic definition. And he came out of prison and he came to stay with us for quite a while. We were a very open family. We were very easygoing, you know, and he came and he helped out in a lot of ways. He was very capable. He could cook. He got a job as a chef. The chefing world is a world of drugs and alcohol. That was kind of a problem for him.

He was a sociopath, you know, the classic definition. And he came out of prison and he came to stay with us for quite a while. We were a very open family. We were very easygoing, you know, and he came and he helped out in a lot of ways. He was very capable. He could cook. He got a job as a chef. The chefing world is a world of drugs and alcohol. That was kind of a problem for him.

The way he dealt with money was borderline criminal. You know, we were having a family Thanksgiving and he went, he bought this amazing food and gigantic ribeyes for everybody. And then dinner was over and he said to me, all right, yeah, I need a thousand dollars for the food. I'm like, what? We never talked about this.

The way he dealt with money was borderline criminal. You know, we were having a family Thanksgiving and he went, he bought this amazing food and gigantic ribeyes for everybody. And then dinner was over and he said to me, all right, yeah, I need a thousand dollars for the food. I'm like, what? We never talked about this.

Long story short, he ran off with another brother's wife and he untrained our dog. He was a very charming fellow, but a little crazy.

Long story short, he ran off with another brother's wife and he untrained our dog. He was a very charming fellow, but a little crazy.

colon cancer, I guess. You know, they had told her it was irritable bowel syndrome, right? But then it was colon cancer. It was way advanced and she didn't last very long.

colon cancer, I guess. You know, they had told her it was irritable bowel syndrome, right? But then it was colon cancer. It was way advanced and she didn't last very long.

Again, these splendid families are just remarkable. So Jacob's father had married another woman, and she had a daughter named Katie. And Katie was a couple years older than Jake. I just remember Jake coming home. I could smell alcohol in his breath. And he had been out with Katie, and Marjorie called the police. And we were telling the policeman, he's drunk.

Again, these splendid families are just remarkable. So Jacob's father had married another woman, and she had a daughter named Katie. And Katie was a couple years older than Jake. I just remember Jake coming home. I could smell alcohol in his breath. And he had been out with Katie, and Marjorie called the police. And we were telling the policeman, he's drunk.

And so, you know, the policeman said, all right, Jake, breathe on me. And Jake would, like, inhale. And the cop says, I don't smell anything. We're like, he's inhaling alcohol. You know it. So I don't exactly remember what age he was. I mean, ninth grade or something. I had no idea the extent to which he was involved with stuff in high school.

And so, you know, the policeman said, all right, Jake, breathe on me. And Jake would, like, inhale. And the cop says, I don't smell anything. We're like, he's inhaling alcohol. You know it. So I don't exactly remember what age he was. I mean, ninth grade or something. I had no idea the extent to which he was involved with stuff in high school.

Marjorie and I used to say, he's the one who's going to take care of us when we're old. He's the one who's going to get rich, you know, because he just was always outgoing. He just had a natural charisma and he was able to get things done. Unfortunately, he was getting drug deals done, but he was able to get things done.

Marjorie and I used to say, he's the one who's going to take care of us when we're old. He's the one who's going to get rich, you know, because he just was always outgoing. He just had a natural charisma and he was able to get things done. Unfortunately, he was getting drug deals done, but he was able to get things done.

We were pretty active in our synagogue, and he had a bunch of friends that were from there, or their parents were there. We would let him have parties at the house, and he always had, like, a ton of people there. So it was clear that he had a good social life. And they were good kids. You could have an intelligent conversation with them, and they were just nice people.

We were pretty active in our synagogue, and he had a bunch of friends that were from there, or their parents were there. We would let him have parties at the house, and he always had, like, a ton of people there. So it was clear that he had a good social life. And they were good kids. You could have an intelligent conversation with them, and they were just nice people.

I didn't know at the time that he was supplying them all with, you know, pot and oxycodone or whatever, but okay, you know. They seemed to like him for himself.