“I have maintained, lost, and gained the same 10 pounds over and over again. She makes sure I never give up. Knowing I am setting a good example makes it all worth it.”
‘Mom, you need to work out.’ When I realized I wasn’t able to run around with her, she became my ‘why.’: Mom shares health journey for daughter, ‘She makes all the struggles worthwhile’
‘A young lady in purple scrubs stopped ahead of us. ‘Did you really just do that?’ She teared up.’: Sisters share multiple acts of kindness with compassionate nurse
“Odd thing about having a moment like this with a stranger while wearing a mask – eyes are all you can see. Hers were pure kindness. I’ll never forget that special moment.”
‘I was the middle child of 3 and the only child placed for adoption. It was the most selfless thing my birth mom ever did.’: Adoptee reconnects with biological family, loses birth mom to addiction
“In 2004, social media such as Facebook or MySpace were only just coming about, so the chances of finding her were slim to none. It didn’t stop me from trying to search, though. I never thought anything of it after that night, until 3 months later when the phone rang.”
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“During the depths of grief, we don’t know what we need.”
‘She looked at me and said, ‘I don’t know what I don’t know.’ It broke my heart.’: Daughter shares journey as ‘care partner’ for mom with dementia, ‘We find joy EVERY day’
“I got engaged 6 months after her diagnosis. My mom couldn’t help me plan the wedding we always dreamed about. It was like I had already lost my mom.”
‘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.”
‘I asked him if he could see me. ‘You’re perfect.’ We never admitted the truth, but I think he knew.’: Widow recounts last months before losing husband to Melanoma
“When you’re fighting for your life, time goes so very fast. Instead of being measured in 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, it is measured in soft smiles, gentle hugs, tender kisses, and never-ending love.”
‘I frantically searched the restroom of the store, including the trash, taking one paper towel out at a time.’: Woman reunited with lost family heirloom thanks to honest employee
“Two days after Christmas, my mother gave me a ring that was my grandmother’s. I was gratefully teary upon receiving it, knowing my mother was giving it specifically to me, trusting me with a special heirloom. Panic began to set in.”
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“I don’t expect a white knight, and we don’t need to be rescued.”
‘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.”