Kind and Generous
*The turkey artwork is courtesy of my Kindergarten son.* When I was in college, the United States was involved in conflict in the Middle...
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- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
Fight Song #MaskUp
This photo of me was taken at the Mayo Clinic, on November 6, 2018. It was at the height of the dark days of my recovery from autoimmune...
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
Brain Fever Ratings
After releasing ONLY their 8th episode of the autoimmune encephalitis podcast, Brain Fever, Jackie and her producer/co-host/husband,...
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
Book Jackie to Speak!
Recently, Jackie enjoyed speaking to law enforcement administrative support professionals and University of North Dakota nursing...
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
The Rising
Everyone has an idea and a way for me. I’ve accepted that’s just part of living with a monumental illness.
- Oct 4, 2020
- 3 min
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
My newfound time and perspective on life have given me all sorts of nostalgia. Feelings of longing for the past.
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
"Let's Talk" about #Podcasts
Jackie, along with her husband who is the co-host and producer, has an autoimmune encephalitis podcast called "Brain Fever."
- Sep 6, 2020
- 3 min
Learning to Fly
Everything about autoimmune encephalitis scares the bee jeebies out of me. It’s horrible to face your own mortality, but also eye opening.
- Aug 27, 2020
- 3 min
Eleanor Rigby
As my health improved, I became less fixated on life’s uncertainty, but I remain lonely.
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Teacher I Need You
Figuring out how to educate our children and keep them safe, is a big part of our new daily routine.
- Jul 12, 2020
- 3 min
Tomorrow is Today
After all, drinking cold coffee may be guaranteed, but tomorrow isn’t.
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
The dance
Please take away from this piece that I have some thoughts about coping with grief, not that I read old lady magazines.
- May 30, 2020
- 4 min
Precious Love
In my new weird encephalitis world, there are two types of people: patients and carers.
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
I'm Still Standing
As painful as it is, I’m now a card carrying member of the “Encephalitis Club.”
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Jackie's AE story was featured on the Prairie Blog
Read more here: https://theprairieblog.com/2019/11/27/the-lawyer-who-wasnt-crazy-jackie-stebbins-thanksgiving-story/
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Jackie was featured on the local CBS station's "Someone You Should Know"
Click here to watch: https://www.kxnet.com/good-day-dakota/someone-you-should-know/someone-you-should-know-after-rare-brain-illness-ends-...
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
From Lawyer to Laureate
Check out this story about Jackie on the local NBC station: From Lawyer to Laureate: https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Bismarck-woman-s...
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Jackie's opinion letter about World Encephalitis Day appeared in The Bismarck Tribune
Click here to read: https://bismarcktribune.com/opinion/letters/letter-help-commemorate-world-encephalitis-day/article_fdab1d11-4a47-5905...
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Jackie's Brain Walk makes the Top 22 Highlights from World Encephalitis Day
Read more here: https://www.encephalitis.info/Blog/wed2020-highlights
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Check Jackie's writings with The Encephalitis Society
Check out Jackie's writings here: https://www.encephalitis.info/jackies-story
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