Blake
Blake was a foster-care youth and former client of Annie Whitaker. He died by suicide several years before Annie began treating Jacob Keller. His death shaped Annie’s later commitment to Jacob and her work with foster youth.
Clinical Relationship with Annie Whitaker
Main article: Jacob Keller and Annie
Blake was one of Annie’s young foster-care clients. After his death, Annie processed her grief and the resulting countertransference in therapy with Dr. Beverly Klein. Blake’s memory informed the intensity of Annie’s commitment to Jacob without becoming an explicit subject of their early sessions.
Death
Blake died by suicide around 2019 or 2020.
Legacy and Memory
Annie told Jacob about Blake when Jacob was in his late twenties. Jacob subsequently joined Annie in lighting a yahrzeit candle for Blake each year.