Jake Haendel

They thought that was the end for me. They thought I would never bounce back from that. I don't think they thought I would necessarily die, but they didn't think I'd continue recovering.

They thought that was the end for me. They thought I would never bounce back from that. I don't think they thought I would necessarily die, but they didn't think I'd continue recovering.

Like, nothing has happened. Like, nothing. I'm very perplexed, and the Spaulding staff was too, because obviously there's very little secrets in hospital life. And then she proceeds to tell me, I bought us a house. And not just any house, a big house that's all decked out with ramps everywhere. It's got a pool with a hoyer lift directly in the pool. And it's time for us to leave Spalding.

Like, nothing has happened. Like, nothing. I'm very perplexed, and the Spaulding staff was too, because obviously there's very little secrets in hospital life. And then she proceeds to tell me, I bought us a house. And not just any house, a big house that's all decked out with ramps everywhere. It's got a pool with a hoyer lift directly in the pool. And it's time for us to leave Spalding.

And I'm like, huh? You know, in my head. And hit my call bell or something. And I tell, I'm like, well, it looks like I'm going home, you know, non-verbally. And they're all like, what?

And I'm like, huh? You know, in my head. And hit my call bell or something. And I tell, I'm like, well, it looks like I'm going home, you know, non-verbally. And they're all like, what?

Sometime later, Jake's social worker presented an alternative.

Sometime later, Jake's social worker presented an alternative.

I'm like, done deal. Let's do it.

I'm like, done deal. Let's do it.

Everything seemed good, and she's like, okay, I'll be back tomorrow to visit you and see how things are going. And tomorrow came, and she didn't. And the next day came, and she didn't. And the next day, and the next day, and the next day.

Everything seemed good, and she's like, okay, I'll be back tomorrow to visit you and see how things are going. And tomorrow came, and she didn't. And the next day came, and she didn't. And the next day, and the next day, and the next day.

I emailed her with help, essentially saying, like, Hey, miss you. Would love for you to visit sometime, but take your time. You know, I don't want to push her. She wrote back. I am unable to visit the hospital. It gives me anxiety walking into a hospital. Can't do it. Maybe could do it by phone call. I just wrote back with help. Okay, I understand. She sacrificed so much for me.

I emailed her with help, essentially saying, like, Hey, miss you. Would love for you to visit sometime, but take your time. You know, I don't want to push her. She wrote back. I am unable to visit the hospital. It gives me anxiety walking into a hospital. Can't do it. Maybe could do it by phone call. I just wrote back with help. Okay, I understand. She sacrificed so much for me.

Trying to be a thoughtful and an understanding husband and make the best of everything, so...

Trying to be a thoughtful and an understanding husband and make the best of everything, so...

It was getting to be obvious that nothing worked for her.

It was getting to be obvious that nothing worked for her.

This nurse comes in to give me my morning meds, and there's like a bunch of shit. And there's this one med called Lovenox, spelled L-O-V-E-N-O-X, and that is for blood clot. It's like an ejection in the stomach, which I honestly hated. It was very painful.

This nurse comes in to give me my morning meds, and there's like a bunch of shit. And there's this one med called Lovenox, spelled L-O-V-E-N-O-X, and that is for blood clot. It's like an ejection in the stomach, which I honestly hated. It was very painful.