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"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 17, 20201 min read


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.
Sep 6, 20203 min read


Eleanor Rigby
As my health improved, I became less fixated on life’s uncertainty, but I remain lonely.
Aug 27, 20203 min read


Teacher I Need You
Figuring out how to educate our children and keep them safe, is a big part of our new daily routine.
Aug 4, 20202 min read


Tomorrow is Today
After all, drinking cold coffee may be guaranteed, but tomorrow isn’t.
Jul 12, 20203 min read


The dance
Please take away from this piece that I have some thoughts about coping with grief, not that I read old lady magazines.
Jun 15, 20204 min read


Precious Love
In my new weird encephalitis world, there are two types of people: patients and carers.
May 30, 20204 min read


I'm Still Standing
As painful as it is, I’m now a card carrying member of the “Encephalitis Club.”
May 25, 20203 min read


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, 20201 min read


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, 20201 min read


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, 20201 min read


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, 20201 min read


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, 20201 min read


Check Jackie's writings with The Encephalitis Society
Check out Jackie's writings here: https://www.encephalitis.info/jackies-story
May 25, 20201 min read


"My AE Journey" Feature in the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance's Newsletter
Click here to read: https://cdn.flipsnack.com/widget/v2/widget.html?hash=fv7jlxv68&t=1586179979
May 25, 20201 min read


Jackie's Story in the North Dakota Bar Association's Quarterly Magazine
Jackie submitted a story to the North Dakota Bar Association's Quarterly Magazine, "The Gavel," and it appears on Page 6 of the Winter...
May 25, 20201 min read


Brain Walk
On February 22, 2020, to commemorate World Encephalitis Day, Jackie hosted her inaugural Brain Walk at the YMCA track in Bismarck, North...
May 25, 20201 min read


Ask Me About AE!
Jackie was diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis (AE) in May, 2018. During the month of May (and all months in-between), Jackie...
May 25, 20201 min read
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