“By his 1-month well-check, my once plump little newborn was looking frail. Not only was he not gaining weight, but he was losing it. I felt my baby was starving and it was MY fault.”
‘I frantically googled ‘jerky movements in 8-month-old.’ My intuition knew something wasn’t right.’: Mom says son with Angelman Syndrome was ‘meant for us’
‘We’re having a hard time finding placement for this little girl. We don’t quite know what’s wrong with her yet.’: Couple adopt special needs daughter from foster care
“There we were, sitting in a parking lot, meeting our daughter for the first time. She had the biggest eyes and was so tiny. My heart pounded. I knew at this moment we’d love her.”
‘Who’s going to be my dad?’ I didn’t even get to say goodbye. He was already gone.’: Woman shares grief of losing father at age 9, ‘He was my first true love’
“I entered the hospital room to see my dad lying lifeless, his feet cold. I felt sick to my stomach. In everything I’ve done in life, he was always missing.”
‘Sitting on the same couch where we got my mom’s diagnosis, I got my son’s.’: Woman becomes multigenerational caregiver, ‘They were made for each other’
“I laughed in disbelief. At 27, I was a caregiver twice.”
‘We don’t just give up on our kids. So we won’t give up on you.’: Foster youth shares touching story of finding belonging with 14th family
“Like many foster youth, I set out to destroy myself, and it almost happened. When I couldn’t see my future on the other side of all the trauma I had endured, family #14 chose to.”
‘I know this, I just don’t know how to get YOU to know.’ I could see how difficult it was for her.’: 3 women become teachers together, ‘We are raising the future’
“Our parents were raised in different countries which didn’t carry out the same educational system. We realized we’d like to change that for FUTURE generations.”
‘The doctor said, ‘Put your camera down. There’s something on her skin.’ She was born in a hard, thick cocoon.’: Girl with Harlequin Ichthyosis proves ‘beauty is not just skin deep’
“Soon, the tips of her fingers fell off. One grandma asked, ‘Why didn’t you put sunscreen on your daughter?’ as if she was burnt. I couldn’t believe that came out of her mouth.”
‘The doctor said, ‘I’m pretty sure this is something you’ll live with for the rest of your life. Good luck.’: Woman diagnosed with lupus says ‘we are warriors’
“I sat the phone down and ugly cried in my car. I was only 27. I wasn’t supposed to be sick.”
‘He was in tears. ‘Baby, it’s bad news.’ It was our last conversation. He was unable to talk the very next day.’: Widowed mother ‘piecing life back together’ after tragic loss of husband
“I watched my gorgeous husband’s body betray him. I held my breath, waiting for him to take another, but it didn’t happen. The woman I was died with him.”
‘My sister is dead. Her babies… I don’t even have money to feed them.’ Their mom was murdered in front of them by their father. They had no one.’: Woman adopts brothers
“He sent me a video of his sister’s lifeless body being pulled from the river. ‘We have to save these boys.’”