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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.

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.