Eli

By this point, she had cut off everybody except me. Nobody could visit. Everybody on Jake's side of the family was cut off. And because she had health proxy, she could make all those decisions. I just refused to get into a fight with her. I knew there was, if I wanted to see Jake, I knew I had to stay on her good side. So I still had contact and I hadn't seen him for a while.

By this point, she had cut off everybody except me. Nobody could visit. Everybody on Jake's side of the family was cut off. And because she had health proxy, she could make all those decisions. I just refused to get into a fight with her. I knew there was, if I wanted to see Jake, I knew I had to stay on her good side. So I still had contact and I hadn't seen him for a while.

Even though she was texting me, she wasn't really letting me visit. So I just want to be very clear. I mean, if she hadn't cared for him with the intensity and determination and focus for all that time, he would have died. I mean, I just absolutely believe that. Because it's almost like I want to believe that she was calling him out, you know? Jake, don't die. So she became obsessed with his care.

Even though she was texting me, she wasn't really letting me visit. So I just want to be very clear. I mean, if she hadn't cared for him with the intensity and determination and focus for all that time, he would have died. I mean, I just absolutely believe that. Because it's almost like I want to believe that she was calling him out, you know? Jake, don't die. So she became obsessed with his care.

And it saved his life, I'm convinced.

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.