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Jacob's Journey

Welcome to my first blog post! Let’s get this part out of the way first: why I am here.
I had a major stroke I had when I was a baby and my brain’s wiring is different. The medical community will say I have permanent damage because of that stroke --- I have two big holes in my brain --- which is true. I have a cluster of letters after my name, like OCD, autism, epilepsy and ADHD. I walk a little differently too because of the stroke, but I call it my swagger. Read more