“Her medical team was alarmed and upset. ‘You CAN’T leave. She needs to be here. I’ll write to whomever I need to for her to stay.’ We watched as she regressed.”
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“Her medical team was alarmed and upset. ‘You CAN’T leave. She needs to be here. I’ll write to whomever I need to for her to stay.’ We watched as she regressed.”
“I lost over 20 pounds and had severe pain. I was admitted to the hospital. ‘Why is this happening to me? I should be out with friends, not in pain.’ I only got worse.”
“But seeing his smile when the concept clicks will be the most rewarding win you’ve ever experienced. Please, I beg you, never stop trying.”
“I can tell, behind her mask, she is smiling too. And I think, just for a moment, I made the right choice.”
“My braces grew taller, and eventually reached my thighs. I still recall each time I got a new pair and had to ‘break them in.’ I’d pace our living room till the sweat dripped and tears rolled. With each shaky step, I’d chant, ‘I want, I can.’”
“Our 4-month-old son was having seizures. To say we were scared is an understatement. We followed him in an ambulance. All we had now was hope.”
“It didn’t matter that we were all tired. It didn’t matter that we just wanted to get home and take a shower. It didn’t matter that we all wanted to be out of the car. She missed her dad. And when the girl you love is hurting, you do whatever you need to do to fix that.”
“No one I knew looked like me. I remember searching up different variations of ‘three-fingered hand’ to see if I could find someone else out there. It never worked.”
“’Start praying about him now.’ There was nothing spicy or exciting. ‘I’m done!’ I was tired of being in limbo. I wasn’t going to see him for 3 months. What were we even doing? He came in for a hug, and I pushed him.”
“No competition for who has it better or worse. Just you be you, and I’ll be me. It all begins with telling your truth, and the silent permission that I can tell mine.”