He may only be 6 years old, but Callan Perks is already reaching his goals.
6-Year-Old Rallies Hockey Team With Cutest Pre-Game Speech
This Pandemic May Be Confusing, But It’s Clear Today’s Youth Is Growing Into The Most Resilient Humans We’ve Ever Seen
“They are the most resilient bunch of kindhearted, humbly self-aware, others-focused, socially responsible, humor-wielding, and good-to-the-core humans this world has ever seen. And I’m here for it. I can’t wait for it. I’m grateful to live in their presence.”
‘IVF? How exciting!’ How can this be exciting?! I was terrified! Of the needles, the hormones, the side effects, but most of all the unknown.’: Woman shares harrowing infertility journey
“‘Don’t get attached to the numbers, things can change a lot.’ I was depressed, broken, and so empty… just like my follicles.”
‘If you make me choose, you won’t like seeing me walk out the door.’ A month later, I did just that. I restarted my life to have a child.’: Woman leaves toxic marriage, becomes single mom by choice
“I’d had four spinal surgeries. The medications surging through me could have caused anything from defects to a miscarriage. The doctors said if I wanted any chance to be a mother, I needed to be pregnant by the end of the year.”
8 Weeks Postpartum, I Began Planning To End My Life—Here Is My Story
“The adrenaline subsided and the reality of life set in. I was breathless and frantic, on high alert for disturbance and danger every minute of the day and night. A cloud of depression and dread lowered. I was one of the lucky ones.”
‘She was almost not human with see through skin, so small she’d fit in the palms of our hands.’: Mom shares surprise pregnancy, micro-preemie’s NICU journey
“At 26 weeks, I just didn’t feel right. I started throwing up and noticed some off-color discharge. I began to have red flags come up, but I kept telling myself it was fine and I shouldn’t worry.”
‘I promise to love you as my own. I promise I will be the best wife for your dad.’: Tearful bride surprises stepson with sweet vows
“I know I wasn’t there the day you came into the world, I wasn’t there for your first steps or your first words, but I promise I will be there for many more of your firsts.”
‘He held his son within the thick prison walls, tears falling freely onto baby Wombat, who I was certain I would lose.’: Foster mom shares emotional realization son belongs with his birth father
“Although the trauma I assumed he came from may indeed be factual, I was called to admit that Dad, too, was just a product of systemic failures. And it was not about loving you regardless of knowing I will end up losing you. It was about the fact that one day, you might get to go back to your world, back to your people. Back to your Daddy, with whom you belong.”
‘I have cancer.’ But how?! I’m 27 years old. I just had a baby! She couldn’t grow up without me. I wouldn’t allow it.’: New mom battles rare, aggressive form of breast cancer
“I knew I was dying. I was a shell of the woman who had had a baby 7 months prior. The tumor had grown to take over half of my breast and the pain was unbearable.”
‘How do you tell parents their child may have a genetic defect with a flyer for the Special Olympics? We were angry and devastated.’: Mom shares Down Syndrome acceptance journey
“He made a fist and cocked it back. I could feel his fury. I remember reaching over, just an hour after surgery, and snatching his hand as he started to strike. It hurt like heck in my abdomen, but I couldn’t let him do what I wanted to do myself… hit that physician.”