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===Public discovery===
===Public discovery===
The first indication of the stroke to the public came from Jack's estranged son, [[Garrett]], who shared vague yet concerning updates via Instagram stories, stating that "POPS JUST HAD HIS SECOND HEART ATTACK & SEIZURE & IS ON HIS DEATH BED".<ref name="GarretStroke5"/> [[Carolyn Flanders]], Jack's mother-in-law, later posted a prayer request on Facebook, asking her followers to pray for an unnamed family member, now known to be Jack, admitted to the ICU.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14440020</ref> [[Kiwi Farms]], [[/ck/]] and other detractor communities immediately lit up with speculation over Jack's status,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14440996</ref> with a user allegedly messaging Carolyn, to which she replied: "[Jack] is good".<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/page-2460#post-14453331</ref>
The first indication of the stroke to the public came from Jack's estranged son, [[Garrett]], who shared vague yet concerning updates via Instagram stories, stating that "POPS JUST HAD HIS SECOND HEART ATTACK & SEIZURE & IS ON HIS DEATH BED".<ref name="GarretStroke5"/> [[Carolyn Flanders]], Jack's mother-in-law, later posted a prayer request on Facebook, asking her followers to pray for an unnamed family member, now known to be Jack, admitted to the ICU.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14440020</ref> [[Kiwi Farms]], [[/ck/]] and other detractor communities immediately lit up with speculation over Jack's status,<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14440996</ref> with a Kiwi Farms user allegedly messaging Carolyn over SMS, to which she replied: "[Jack] is good".<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/page-2460#post-14453331</ref>


A pre-scheduled ''Cooking with Jack'' video was published as usual on 28 January, causing some confusion.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AApCRP2eKSM</ref> Sometime later, a post was published on Jack's Facebook page, stating he was just "taking a break and enjoying so[me] family time".<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14463817</ref> It is speculated that this post was not written by Jack, but rather [[Tammy]]. That same day, a member of Aunt Myrna's Parlour further established Jack was still alive after noticing his account was active on Pokémon Go.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1068859018262630450</ref> On 31 January, [[Junior]] made an Instagram post lamenting that the month had been tough to him, casually mentioning that "my dad had a stroke and heart attack ''despite his healthy lifestyle''" (!?).<ref name="JuniorStroke5"/> On 1 February, the final pre-scheduled upload, a ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' review of an Indian restaurant was published, which was seen as symbolic considering Jack's avoidance of Indian food throughout his entire online career.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14563336</ref>
A pre-scheduled ''Cooking with Jack'' video was published as usual on 28 January, causing some confusion.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AApCRP2eKSM</ref> Sometime later, a post was published on Jack's Facebook page, stating he was just "taking a break and enjoying so[me] family time".<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14463817</ref> It is speculated that this post was not written by Jack, but rather [[Tammy]]. That same day, a member of Aunt Myrna's Parlour further established Jack was still alive after noticing his account was active on Pokémon Go.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1068859018262630450</ref> On 31 January, [[Junior]] made an Instagram post lamenting that the month had been tough to him, casually mentioning that "my dad had a stroke and heart attack ''despite his healthy lifestyle''" (!?).<ref name="JuniorStroke5"/> On 1 February, the final pre-scheduled upload, a ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' review of an Indian restaurant was published, which was seen as symbolic considering Jack's avoidance of Indian food throughout his entire online career.<ref>https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-14563336</ref>

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