Jake Haendel

Another message. Sorry, I meant I could tell you loved her. And then, a line that completely rattled Jake.

Another message. Sorry, I meant I could tell you loved her. And then, a line that completely rattled Jake.

Now, here is where Justin, Jake's friend from the Uber ride, comes into the story as a witness to some of these exchanges.

Now, here is where Justin, Jake's friend from the Uber ride, comes into the story as a witness to some of these exchanges.

Jake had been nervous to go out because he didn't know if a place was accessible to him, even if it said it had things like an accessible bathroom. And Justin was shocked to hear that nothing like this existed. So Jake pitched him an idea, and Justin, who was the founder of Drizzly, thought it was a great one.

Jake had been nervous to go out because he didn't know if a place was accessible to him, even if it said it had things like an accessible bathroom. And Justin was shocked to hear that nothing like this existed. So Jake pitched him an idea, and Justin, who was the founder of Drizzly, thought it was a great one.

The two went on to co-found Ahoy, an app that allows users to review and view the accessibility of businesses. Jake is full of good ideas, and he's a great person to go to dinner with.

The two went on to co-found Ahoy, an app that allows users to review and view the accessibility of businesses. Jake is full of good ideas, and he's a great person to go to dinner with.

But then two years after Jake and Justin met, and two years after Jake's divorce, the two are in an Uber together when Jake receives this first Facebook message from a man claiming to be Ellen's ex-boyfriend. Let's go back to the original Facebook message thread. After Jake was asked, Do you think she poisoned you at all? Jake responded with,

But then two years after Jake and Justin met, and two years after Jake's divorce, the two are in an Uber together when Jake receives this first Facebook message from a man claiming to be Ellen's ex-boyfriend. Let's go back to the original Facebook message thread. After Jake was asked, Do you think she poisoned you at all? Jake responded with,

Jake, skeptical that this is actually Ellen, writes back, Wait for my book.

Jake, skeptical that this is actually Ellen, writes back, Wait for my book.

I remember when Jake called me after this call happened. He was freaking out. He told me before that there were some big question marks around why he'd gotten sick. So let's take a moment to explore why Jake had started to suspect that his stash may have been tampered with. First, the heroin stash that he had been smoking just before his diagnosis seemed off.

I remember when Jake called me after this call happened. He was freaking out. He told me before that there were some big question marks around why he'd gotten sick. So let's take a moment to explore why Jake had started to suspect that his stash may have been tampered with. First, the heroin stash that he had been smoking just before his diagnosis seemed off.

He called Adrian, his ex-girlfriend and supplier, asking about the batch. Here's Adrienne telling Jake about her memory of this realization.

He called Adrian, his ex-girlfriend and supplier, asking about the batch. Here's Adrienne telling Jake about her memory of this realization.

I asked Adrian what this was like for her, knowing his heroin tasted off to him and then his impending diagnosis.

I asked Adrian what this was like for her, knowing his heroin tasted off to him and then his impending diagnosis.

Up until the day that Jake was diagnosed, which is when his dad, Derone, quit smoking heroin cold turkey, Derone had also been smoking from the same batch.

Up until the day that Jake was diagnosed, which is when his dad, Derone, quit smoking heroin cold turkey, Derone had also been smoking from the same batch.