Jake Haendel

I'm like, my mom just died. He's like, didn't believe me. He's like, nice try, buddy. I'm coughing on the side of the road. They bring, like, extra police down there. They eventually find out, you know, my mom did die. And they're like, well, they're like, we're really sorry, but this isn't your car anymore. It's hers. Signed over to her. She's dead. It's going to her estate. We have to take it.

I'm like, my mom just died. He's like, didn't believe me. He's like, nice try, buddy. I'm coughing on the side of the road. They bring, like, extra police down there. They eventually find out, you know, my mom did die. And they're like, well, they're like, we're really sorry, but this isn't your car anymore. It's hers. Signed over to her. She's dead. It's going to her estate. We have to take it.

I was left on the side of the road with my dog and they towed the car away and I was like, okay, now I got no car.

I was left on the side of the road with my dog and they towed the car away and I was like, okay, now I got no car.

I'm Jake Handel. This is my story. I was becoming horribly contracted I couldn't walk to the bathroom I had to be carried I was in extreme pain so it wasn't like some rosy picnic eating blueberries My wife, Ellen, is advocating pretty strongly with the therapist in coming up with these ideas, strategies. She wouldn't accept there's nothing. She's like, what about this?

I'm Jake Handel. This is my story. I was becoming horribly contracted I couldn't walk to the bathroom I had to be carried I was in extreme pain so it wasn't like some rosy picnic eating blueberries My wife, Ellen, is advocating pretty strongly with the therapist in coming up with these ideas, strategies. She wouldn't accept there's nothing. She's like, what about this?

She would like look up things online. And she found Spalding Rehab. And I never heard of Spalding in my life. And she was advocating to get me into Spalding Rehab.

She would like look up things online. And she found Spalding Rehab. And I never heard of Spalding in my life. And she was advocating to get me into Spalding Rehab.

She had this great ability to sense what I wanted. I thought that was amazing, this telepathy connection. And she could just know things when no one else knew things. She always decorated my room pretty festively, tried to do like fun things. She brought a bunch of her girlfriends over and they brought some karaoke machine and they were like singing karaoke for me. It was kind of cool.

She had this great ability to sense what I wanted. I thought that was amazing, this telepathy connection. And she could just know things when no one else knew things. She always decorated my room pretty festively, tried to do like fun things. She brought a bunch of her girlfriends over and they brought some karaoke machine and they were like singing karaoke for me. It was kind of cool.

I remember some family coming to Fairlawn, and particularly my Uncle Michael. He was someone I was always very close to and had a partying relationship with, among other things. Shout out, Uncle Mike. What up, big dog? He had like a pint of Smirnoff vodka with him. This pissed my wife off so much. Even though I was in like no place to, you know, drink, everything has to be kept away from Jake.

I remember some family coming to Fairlawn, and particularly my Uncle Michael. He was someone I was always very close to and had a partying relationship with, among other things. Shout out, Uncle Mike. What up, big dog? He had like a pint of Smirnoff vodka with him. This pissed my wife off so much. Even though I was in like no place to, you know, drink, everything has to be kept away from Jake.

So there was like this kind of beginning of certain people aren't allowed around Jake anymore.

So there was like this kind of beginning of certain people aren't allowed around Jake anymore.

It was called Parsons Hill, referred to as Parsons Hell. I was definitely concerned. I get put on a TBI floor for traumatic brain injury. And there were a lot of drug addicts and people that yelled a lot and freaked out. I saw immediately what they called a person's health. And all the while, I'm deteriorating even more. I couldn't really pee, even though I felt the urge.

It was called Parsons Hill, referred to as Parsons Hell. I was definitely concerned. I get put on a TBI floor for traumatic brain injury. And there were a lot of drug addicts and people that yelled a lot and freaked out. I saw immediately what they called a person's health. And all the while, I'm deteriorating even more. I couldn't really pee, even though I felt the urge.

My fingers were curling in, my ankles were stretching out, and I was starting to have these contractures, which are very painful. It feels like someone's pulling and molding your bones and tendons like clay. They were adding about five medications per week to my care plan. Stuff for anxiety, stuff for pain. Kind of like heavy narcotic pain meds that I thought were fun.

My fingers were curling in, my ankles were stretching out, and I was starting to have these contractures, which are very painful. It feels like someone's pulling and molding your bones and tendons like clay. They were adding about five medications per week to my care plan. Stuff for anxiety, stuff for pain. Kind of like heavy narcotic pain meds that I thought were fun.

Just like this whole array of medicines to treat different symptoms I was having. Nothing was working. It was the 4th of July. At this point, I need to hit the nurse call button for every single thing I needed. But this person's hell, and they're on your staff. No one's coming in, and I'm really thirsty. I'm able to sit up on the side of my bed, and there's a cup of water on the bureau.

Just like this whole array of medicines to treat different symptoms I was having. Nothing was working. It was the 4th of July. At this point, I need to hit the nurse call button for every single thing I needed. But this person's hell, and they're on your staff. No one's coming in, and I'm really thirsty. I'm able to sit up on the side of my bed, and there's a cup of water on the bureau.