“Thanksgiving stuffing is one of life’s simplest gifts. Something I can count on and look forward to. Because every year, it will bring me back to you.”
‘This year is our first Thanksgiving without you.’: Woman plans to honor late sister during the holidays
‘It’s impossible to explain how I was able to function.’: Chronic illness warrior’s difficult Ehlers Danlos Syndrome diagnosis
“I genuinely don’t know what it’s like to have a functioning gastrointestinal system or blood cells, or not have fluid pressing onto my brain.”
‘If you can’t find the light, be it.’: Trauma survivor shares journey to healing and happiness
“I stopped and realized that if I didn’t choose to take control of my life, I might take my life instead.”
‘We share the same DNA, but we didn’t grow up the same.’: Foster care adoptee reunites with 12 biological siblings after 20+ years
“Finding my birth family made me feel complete and whole because I now have answers to questions I had about myself as a little girl.”
‘Do you think it’s too late for me?’ He bravely responded with a single, ‘No.’: Mom details overcoming alcohol addiction, finding healing in music
“I began to have dreams viewing life in my absence, being forced to watch my son struggle to make sense of his alcoholic mother. A mother who could never get sober. Those dreams changed something inside of me.”
‘I’ve been putting the pieces together. Of our adoptions, our lives, and your death.’: Adoptee reflects on trauma of adoption in open letter to late sister
“One day the cycle of trauma will be broken, and we will complete this puzzle. I wish you were here to see it too.”
‘I could hear the fear in her voice. ‘They think its tongue cancer.’: Woman shares story of losing twin sister to tongue cancer to raise awareness
“I didn’t know she was ever going to leave me. She was forever my twin, and I was forever hers.”
‘She was right next to me when I got the call. When I fell to my knees, Karen was there to help me back up.’: Woman honors wife, late brother in sharing journey of grief and love
“I told her I was just looking for my counterpart, the girl next door. ‘I wish I met you sooner,’ she quietly told me. Then I was invited to her wedding.”
‘Sarah will always be my baby sister and best friend.’: Woman grieving loss of sister fundraises for Addison’s Disease Awareness
“A patient mentioned she could not wait to get home because she missed walking at sunrise with her best friend. When Sarah’s shift ended, she clocked out, got two coffees, and sat with the patient, watching the sunrise. She did not ever do these extra things out of pity. It’s just the type of person she was.”
‘Get in the car and head to Children’s Memorial. Do not stop for coffee. Don’t get food. Drive straight there!’: Woman shares younger brother’s battle with leukemia
“Something was clearly wrong. Mac looked pale and the boy who was the life of every party, didn’t even make it 20 minutes.”