Jake Haendel could not speak or move — only blink — for nearly 10 months with symptoms of locked-in syndrome starting in 2017 in his late 20s. Doctors told him he was going to die. He was even ...

In 2017, Jake began to experience his first symptoms: his voice became higher pitched, and he had issues with his balance. He went to the hospital for help, where he was admitted with stroke-like ...