Born in Girard, Jessilyn’s family moved to Topeka just two weeks later where she spent the next seven years. Coming back as a second grader, she spent the rest of her childhood growing up outside of Girard. The third of four children, Jessilyn grew up surrounded by family, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and more than 19 first cousins and has found her calling as a pediatrician.