You broke my heart with this. Thank you for writing about her great gifts, as well as her illnesses. Some people just can’t stop. I have a loved one who won’t/can’t. He is also very gifted. You did a beautiful thing, writing this.

Dave, thank you for doing this. From our conversations, I have a sense of how much time you spent on this. I believe your aim was true and your heart was pure. As I read this, I am both angry and sad. Sad for what happened to my friend. Angry that I only knew of her condition after she had passed, when it was too late…

Thanks for a harrowing read - if thanks is the right word. My father was an alcoholic who died from the disease, as were three of my four grandparents. This brings back a lot of sad memories. I hope Jennifer’s coworkers, friends and family don’t beat themselves up too much. I learned the hard way that it’s never about…

This story kicked me in the gut. My mother was an alcoholic, and I struggled with opiate addiction for years. Addiction isn’t a lifestyle you choose. Sobriety isn’t easy, nor is it a wagon to which you strap yourself. Functional addicts are the most at risk because, until they crash and burn, no one has any idea of…

As a person who has questioned his relationship with alcohol, especially as I’ve grown older, this scares the shit out of me.

Thanks Dave. This is hands-down the most incredible article I’ve seen on Deadspin.

No snark: Thank you for this piece. Masterfully reported, incredibly well-written, utterly important.

Thank you so very much for this piece. It was a hell of a gut-wrench, especially since you make it clear at the story’s start just how things would end. Butt everything about your approach served to drive home the overwhelming senses of wonder and loss. Wonder, at Frey’s absolute brilliance, both in the stories she…

Article like this remind me of why I started reading Deadspin in the first place, and why I’m still here all these years later. Thanks.

Sad story, and really hammers home how devastating the effects of alcohol can be, as well as the psychological grip it can have on the individual. Thank you for writing this Dave. Having seen firsthand some of the damage alcohol visits upon not only the user, but families, I wonder why the outcry over tobacco is as…