General Kenobi, years ago I gave birth to 2 children who are now teenagers, I married unsuccessfully not once but twice. I regret that I am unable to present my request to you in a sane logical manner, but I lost most of my brain cells while giving birth, and the others while saying, “I do”. I have placed information vital to the survival of my sanity in the memory systems of my laptop, most days I remember how to retrieve it. You must see me safely through the maze that is my brain. This is my most desperate hour, as I believe the men in the white coats have finally found me and will soon drag me off to the quiet little room with the view of the park where I will spend my days drooling from the medication and wondering exactly where and when I lost it all. Help Me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope!
Jaci Solo which is me, is the 39 year old twice divorced, single mother of two active teenagers, ( well ok my daughter is now 21, and as she reminds me, is no longer a teenager, but i`m sticking with the term, till she stops acting like one), 1 dog, 1 cat, (at the moment anyway, we have had up to four cats and four dogs at once, and if my children have anything to say about it, I am sure I will have more again soon enough!) a house, a job, a healthy or in some people’s view an unhealthy obsession with Star Wars, ( so much so I named my son Luke Skywalker, lucky for me he grew up to be a Star Wars fan too, or that would have made for an uncomforatble childhood) and the owner of what is left of my sanity, which sadly thanks to the things I just listed above, is not much.
I am also a tireless advocate for those who have lupus as my daughter was diagnosed with the disease as well as a host of other autoimmune diseases when she was 12 years old. I have been very active as a patient advocate visiting government officials in Washington D.C. and Albany, as well as a speaker in schools, clubs and seminars on lupus.
Although I have written for years, this is the first time I have decided to publish any of my work. Like Barbra Streisand I have always suffered from “stage fright” of the writers kind (sounds like a Steven Speilberg movie title), so be gentle with me, unless of course you are Harrison Ford and in that case be rough..be very, very, very, very, rough.
