On this Father’s Day I would like to take a minute to publicly say thank you for all my dad has done for me. Here are a few photos to show how dad has always gone above and beyond for me and the rest of my family.
Dad has always been concerned about my education.
He made sure I graduated high school and college despite the challenges we faced as a family because of my epilepsy.
Dad always kept me in the best finery. (mom was in charge of the accessories!)
Dad is still always up for a good laugh.
Of course he always kept us buried in presents at Christmas time.
But the best gift Dad has given me is his love and dedication to my own little one.
Thank you Dad. I love you. Happy Father’s Day.
Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community leader with more than 15 years of experience. As Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy and Executive Director of ASENT she bridges the gap between the scientific and patient communities, with a particular focus on the needs of the epilepsies. Jessica Keenan Smith is Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy, an award winning online resource for people affected by epilepsy to share stories and access in-depth information on the disease. Since 2009, Living Well With Epilepsy (https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com) has been featured in Forbes, Wired, NBC, NPR and the cover story of Epilepsy Advocate Magazine and has partnered with companies such as UCB, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Eisai, and more. Ms. Smith is also the Executive Director of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) (https://asent.org), an organization that brings together leaders from industry, academia, government and advocacy who are engaged in bringing drugs and devices to market across all neurologic disease states. In this role she is responsible for leading a successful scientific journal and annual scientific conference with speakers from all over the world.
Leila Zorzie
Love this! It’s so sweet 🙂