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Summary: <a href="http://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4068.jpg"></a> Welcome back, friends. I have another <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/extraordinary-moms-podcast/id1066406378">powerful episode</a> for you today. Today I talk with my friend Jackie Shakespaere. Jackie is an extraordinary mom with a powerful, touching story. She will share with us about her challenging upbringing and her journey in parenting ALL boys! She is an example of steadfast faith and hope for a brighter tomorrow. In today's interivew, Jackie will share her courageous story of her sweet baby Mathis, who at 6 months old was diagnosed with a terminal illness called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). She shares very intimate details about her struggle with getting/staying pregnant, as well as the path she traveled to get a diagnosis for Mathis. Because there is so much to this powerful story, I have split the interview into two episodes. So this first half in Episode 2 is the leadup to finally getting a diagnosis for Mathis and then you can hear the rest of the story about his life after diagnosis in Episode 3. Grab your tissues and a pen. There are so many nuggets of truth in this episode. Enjoy! <a href="http://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4072.jpg"></a><a href="http://extraordinarymomspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4066.jpg"></a> Show Notes: Follow <a href="http://www.instagram.com/faithhopecolor/">Jackie </a>on Instagram. <a href="http://www.curesma.com">www.curesma.com</a> Jackie's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Top-Secret-Twenty-One-Stephanie-Novel/dp/0345542932/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1452268442&sr=8-3&keywords=janet+evanovich">favorite book series</a> by Janet Evanovich that made her laugh out loud during her time of the Baby Blues.
