Jacobus “Jacoby” Vandervlis, 55, celebrated his first birthday last month. That’s what he calls it. Last year, on Aug. 3, Vandervlis was rushed to the hospital when flu-like symptoms developed into a full-body breakdown and mental stupor. His mother, Helena, 82, had found him on the floor of their shared house in Hermosa Beach in a pool of blood. The robust, 6-foot-7, 250-pound construction worker had fallen.
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