Delaney Gobel is a former content curator for Love What Matters. She is currently pursuing a dual-degree in Media & Communication and Public Relations & Advertising from DePaul University. On any given day she can be found exploring coffee shops around Chicago, playing with her beloved cat, or scouring Pinterest for new vegan recipes to try!
“Miliah has a multitude of serious health conditions that have deeply complicated every facet of her life. Despite it all, she always has a smile on her face and never ever gives up. I am so deeply inspired by her tenacity and willpower.”
“Even now, I hear people say things like, ‘Will you ever get over it?’ I could have easily given up at that moment. I could have quit, right there and then. But I knew that if her life ever meant anything, I would need to keep all my promises to her.”
“On the outside, Abigail like any other baby. You wouldn’t know she’s been so critically unwell.”
“A speaker came to the rehab. I asked him, ‘I just want to know, why me?’ His answer was simple: ‘Even if you had the answer, it wouldn’t change anything. Don’t spend your time looking for the answer, spend your time on the solution.’ That simple exchange changed my entire outlook. From that day forward, I was only interested in getting well.”
“At 9 months, the audiologist told us Charlee’s hearing was at normal levels. Yet she didn’t respond to any loud sounds we made, babble, or consonant sounds. I knew this couldn’t be true, so I found my advocacy legs.”
“I tried to fight the urge to succumb to the darkness, but I was not strong enough. I passed out cold at the dinner table. When I lifted my head, everyone around the table was staring at me. I had great intentions to keep it classy that night. Once again, a full-grown woman, I humiliated myself.”
“I believe my son’s father met him in Heaven and carried him before I did. His daddy was by our side at every moment.”
“I was drowning in motherhood and hating every second of these supposedly ‘precious moments.’ I felt so alone, a failure, so vastly different from all the other mothers out there who adored their babies.”
