Jake Plunkett

This Is Us My mom and I on-board a cruise ship in 2015 #neveragain. My mother and I are close. Sometime around my 21st year on this Earth, my mother shifted from the matronly figure who raised me to my best friend who I can always confide in. People tend to become absurdly close with their parents once they recognize what little shits they’ve been their entire lives. I fell hard into that camp — and man, was I a little shit. I work for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

My mom and I on-board a cruise ship in 2015 #neveragain This journal entry may seem long, but trust me, living it was an eternity. Bear with me though — I want to tell you the story of how my mom almost died of COVID-19. Some backstory first — My mother and I are close. Sometime around my 21st year on this Earth, my mother shifted from becoming the matronly figure who raised me to my best friend who I can always confide to.