Jake Reiner

""My world, as I knew it, had collapsed.""

""We lost more than half of our family that night in the most violent way imaginable.""

""They deserved to be loved, they deserved to be respected...""

"This truly is my living nightmare."

"Nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to lose both parents instantly at the same time."

"Nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to lose both parents instantly at the same time."

"My mom was really funny and constantly complained about how nobody in the family thought she was."

"We lost more than half of our family that night in the most violent way imaginable."

"Nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to lose both parents instantly at the same time."

"We lost more than half of our family that night in the most violent way imaginable."

"I just ask for love and compassion – the same principles my parents lived by."

"My world, as I knew it, had collapsed. I was in a trance."

"It’s too devastating to comprehend. I still wake up every morning having to convince myself that, no, it’s not a dream."

"They should be enjoying the rest of their lives peacefully while growing older together."

"It's too devastating to comprehend. I still wake up every morning having to convince myself that, no, it's not a dream. This truly is my living nightmare."

"Nothing can prepare you for what it feels like to lose both parents instantly at the same time."

"I was robbed of so many things that day. My parents won’t be at my wedding, they won’t get to hold their future grandchild, and they won’t get to see me have the successful career I’m still seeking."

"Losing a parent is devastating, but nothing compares to losing both of them at the same time and, on top of that, having your brother be at the center of it."