Amy O’Dell of Jacob’s Ladder: Turning Obstacles into Joy and Hope for Kids

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In a conversation made possible by listeners like you, Amy shares the story of how medical experts wrote off her son Jacob – but she refused to accept it. Instead, she gave up everything to help him. And along the way, she developed a method that’s not only helped Jacob thrive, it today helps hundreds of other kids develop at their school, Jacob’s Ladder.

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We discuss:

• What happened on the day Amy walked off her job to care for Jacob full-time
• How her work with Jacob started in the kitchen
• The first child Amy assisted other than her own son (and how it grew to more than 4,000 kids to date)
• The first thing children with neurodevelopmental disorders need
• Jacob’s life today
• A story showing why hard things are worth persevering through
• What keeps Amy from becoming exhausted