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Podcast: The Spiritual Perspective
Episode: 273: Plot Twist: How Jessica Janzen Turned Family Tragedy into Advocacy, and Found Gratitude in Life’s Hardest Moments
Description: In this moving Plot Twist episode of The Light Watkins Show, Light revisits the pivotal moment that forever changed Jessica Janzen's life. Jessica recounts how a reluctant volunteer experience at her church led her to care for two children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)—a rare genetic condition that limits physical abilities but not cognitive sharpness. What started as a Sunday morning act of service became a profound journey of love, gratitude, and transformation.Years later, Jessica’s world was turned upside down when her second child, Lewiston, was diagnosed with the very condition she had grown to u...