Emily Richey is a graduate of Pace University NYC. She has written and edited for multiple online platforms, including Love What Matters. She spends her free time petting stray cats.
‘It’s almost DOUBLED in size.’ Then he said, ‘You’re lucky, it’s the good kind.’ I don’t feel lucky.’: Woman fighting thyroid cancer urges ‘be your own advocate’
“She said, ‘I can order an ultrasound if you want—for peace of mind.’ I almost say no, feeling a little embarrassed. She clearly thinks it’s nothing. At the last second, I say, ‘Okay, sure. Why not?'”
I Took 3 Doses Of Fertility Meds, Then I Got Pregnant With Quadruplets
“I thought, ‘Man, I am huge. There has to be more than one baby in there.’ Oh, was I in for a surprise…”
‘Kelly, something happened to your mom. There’s nothing they can do.’ My world was rocked.’: Woman loses mom at 19, says ‘becoming a mom has been healing’
“My child will never experience the deep love and pride a maternal grandmother can give. They’ll never know the sound of her laugh, the warmth of her hugs.”
‘I felt a tug at my heart. ‘Everyone who wants kids SHOULD be able to experience this!’: Mom of 3 girls becomes surrogate, ‘I’m one proud surro-mama’
“I was at an age where many of my friends were trying for a baby. I became aware of infertility and felt yet another tug at my heart.”
‘In front of the entire train, he pointed at me and shouted, ‘Look at that freak!’ I broke down into floods of tears.’: Man with cystic hygroma shares self-love journey
“‘You don’t look like the other boys. You look different.’ I was sick of giving power to strangers. It was time to take back control.”
‘This is your baby’s way of waving a flag.’ Our whole world came crashing around us.’: Grieving mom welcomes rainbow baby
“I didn’t want to get up out of bed. I couldn’t function. All I wanted now was to be a momma on earth. I wasn’t interested in anything else.”
‘The doctor said he tested positive.’ I stared at my baby’s sleeping form with guilt.’: New mom raises awareness for sickle cell anemia
“After days of tests, he had lost weight and had bruised heels. I thought it was a death sentence. He didn’t deserve this.”
‘I told myself, ‘If I’m strong enough to make it to the top of Africa’s tallest peak, I’m strong enough to take on another round.’: Woman gives IVF one ‘last shot,’ welcomes miracle baby
“It hit me: the hardest things in life are the most rewarding. After devoting 15 months of my life to a failed IVF cycle, I knew I was strong enough for another round.”
‘He struggled to breathe. I’d accidentally fed him the wrong chicken fingers. I felt like I poisoned my child.’: Mom of sons with severe food allergies urges ‘be compassionate’
“I remember being so mad. ‘Why should everyone else have to cater to HIS needs? If HE has the problem, it’s not MY problem.’ Then I became a parent.”
‘The world may not be built for disabled people, but we’re aiming to change that.’: Woman shares journey as disabled business owner
“I don’t know any other disabled business owners. I hope making the world more accessible will afford others the opportunities I never had.”