Episode 176: Raising Jacob Grein: A 37-Year Journey of Faith, Disability, and Unshakable Hope

About this episode

Ken and Mary Sue Grein share their 37-year journey of raising their son Jacob, who faced severe medical challenges, emphasizing faith, hope, and the realities of caregiving.

What does it really look like to raise a child when doctors say he won’t survive? In this episode of Your Biggest Breakthrough, Ken and Mary Sue Grein share the deeply personal story of raising their son, Jacob Grein, over the course of 37 years. Born six weeks premature, Jacob faced severe medical complications, physical disabilities, deafness, and ongoing health challenges that required constant care from the day he entered the world. Ken and Mary Sue open up about the realities of parenting a medically fragile child—the fear, exhaustion, faith struggles, marriage pressures, and the daily decisions to keep going when answers didn’t come easily. They reflect on the moments when they had to surrender outcomes to God, redefine what healing and success truly meant, and learn to live with hope amidst long-term caregiving. This episode isn’t about a quick miracle. It’s about faith lived out over decades, love that never wavers, and a son whose life profoundly shaped his family in lasting ways. If you’re a parent walking a difficult road, a caregiver feeling unseen, or someone wrestling with unanswered prayers, Jacob’s story—and his parents’ journey—will encourage you to keep going…

People in this episode

Hosts: Wendie Pett, ND, Todd Isberner

Guests: Ken Grein, Mary Sue Grein

Topics covered

• parenting
• disability
• faith
• caregiving
• hope
• medical challenges

Keywords

• disability
• faith
• caregiving
• medical challenges
• parenting
• hope
• Jacob Grein

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