Author Archives: Mary Jacobson Smith

The Pain Chronicles

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Mary Jacobson Smith

I hate New Year’s resolutions.  I actively resist making them because I make grand plans for myself that never work out.  Do I actually think that I am going to start cleaning my kitchen grout on a regular basis?  Uh, … Continue reading →

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What in the world is going on with Jacob?

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Mary Jacobson Smith

The title of this blog post is to answer the question I get quite a bit about Jacob.  Sometimes, it is in an exasperated way and sometimes it is in a bemused way as Jacob does something hilariously strange. It is … Continue reading →

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Help in the Midst of the Inferno

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Mary Jacobson Smith

I wrote the following blog when our family lived in Colorado.  I posted it in the middle of the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado and it seemed to help so many people.  A few days ago, the Sand Fire broke out in … Continue reading →

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The Mask of Epilepsy

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Mary Jacobson Smith

I don’t like writing stories that don’t have an ending.  I hate it when I can’t be funny about something and it really drives me crazy when I can’t find the point in all of the things that need to … Continue reading →

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Special Needs Mama

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Mary Jacobson Smith

The last few weeks have had me mulling over the life of the mother of a special needs child, especially the mother of a child with epilepsy.  When Jacob had his grand mal seizure 18 months ago, I remember praying … Continue reading →

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E is for Epilepsy: Adjusting Her Sails

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Mary Jacobson Smith

At this moment, I am sitting in a messy house that needs to be cleaned up a little, laundry that needs to be done, a grocery list should be made, and my family probably would benefit from having something besides … Continue reading →

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E is for Epilepsy: The Big Update

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Mary Jacobson Smith

I realized recently that I have been doing a bad job of updating people on recent events with Jake.  I am going to let myself off the hook since the last few months have been completely bonkers with concerts, finals, … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Jacob List

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Mary Jacobson Smith

It’s been almost exactly a year since Jacob was diagnosed with epilepsy.  So much has happened in the last year, but this post isn’t about all of that. We had his third EEG a few weeks ago, but this post … Continue reading →

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Surgery #11: I Don’t Feel Terrible Anymore!

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Mary Jacobson Smith

A few days ago, I was talking to a friend of mine at church.  She had seen a funny post about Jake on Facebook and told me that I really should have a blog.  After talking to her,  I made … Continue reading →

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Surgery 11: See Ya, Sucker

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Mary Jacobson Smith

When I had my first surgery for breast cancer, my surgeon told me that it was an important part of the healing process to grieve for the body parts I was about to lose.  It felt weird, but taking a … Continue reading →

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