Maine H Pal

In December 2000, Jim was diagnosed with herpes. Jim immediately sought to educate himself on the topic and realized the lack of support in Maine. In July 2001, Jim founded Maine H Friends Social Support Group. Since that time he has worked as a volunteer offering email correspondence to those who are newly diagnosed or in need of support.

Jim Jacobsen has worked for the State of Maine for 19 years, including 9 years with the Department of Conservation and 10 years with the Bureau of Health, where he currently works. Since 1997, he has been a web master for a program within the Bureau of Health, with a special emphasis on creating web pages that are compatible with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Jim is a member of the Maine State Webmasters, HTML Writers Guild, and the International Webmasters Association.

Using the knowledge he has gained by creating and maintaining public and private websites, and his artistic and graphic talents, Jim recently launched his own web site design business, Far Horizon Designs. Jim has been an instrumental participant in bringing you the information on Herpesonline.org.

Jim lives in a former Methodist Church parsonage built in 1888, with two cats, two goldfish, and in the summer one semi-tame porcupine. Ironically, he now attends that church. In his spare time, he writes poetry and works on his antique Plymouth Fury.

*February 8, 2005 Update: Jim now plays with a 1974 VW Beetle, having sold the ol' Fury (sob). Also, last November Jim became a certified Lay Speaker for the United Methodist Church - Not bad for being a Christian for only two years, huh? - Jim

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