“I received my 11th concussion playing volleyball. Previously, I had 10 concussions from child abuse. My comorbidities and symptoms increased to the point I had to take mandatory bed rest.”
‘Life was fun until my mother passed away. Suddenly, at 11, I had to care for my 4 younger siblings.’: Abuse survivor shares foster care experience, POTS diagnosis
‘My son would have grown up knowing I died from a disease I’d passed on to him.’: Woman with rare disease shares heartbreaking decision to abort
“I wanted my baby so badly. I wanted his ten little toes. I wanted to see those blue eyes and the thick black hair he had to have. But then I thought of him watching me waste away as I watched my own father waste away, knowing I had chosen the same fate for him.”
‘A world so safe, you don’t even run when you hear a gunshot.’: American teacher shares harrowing reaction to assassination of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
“In America, I teach my students how to hide under desks. This past 4th of July my first thought was, ‘Let’s choose a spot away from the majority of the crowd, just in case somebody starts shooting.’ Luckily, nobody shot at us. Chicago was not so lucky.”
Woman Quits Day Job After Losing Parents, Now Helping Others On Their Grief Journey
“When I felt alone, I would hear someone’s story that was similar to mine, and it gave me hope. That’s what I want my podcast to do. I want to educate and inspire people.”
‘Being a big sister was not supposed to be kissing an urn before bedtime each night.’: Mom shares gift of rainbow baby boy after heartbreaking loss
“I had visions of three beautiful girls dancing throughout my house. Two big sisters meeting their little sister in the hospital. Everything I ever hoped and dreamed for crashed to the ground.”
‘I threw myself at him, buried my face in his uniformed chest, and just screamed.’: Young widow recounts healing journey using support groups
“I woke to find my husband blue in our bed with his left arm dangling off the side. My legs immediately felt as if they were made of concrete, and I could not stop screaming.”
I Had No Idea What Infertility Looked Or Felt Like—Until It Happened To Me
“I fell asleep from the pain and woke up feeling like I had been hit by a bus. I would never, ever wish this upon anyone.”
After 8 Years Together, My Boyfriend Still Allows Space For My Husband
“While my husband is no longer here, he is very much present — even in my relationship.”
‘Maybe all I’ll ever be is an aunt.’ The entire 45-minute drive was nothing but tears.’: Woman opens up about battle with infertility
“The positive can seem so far away, but we are all worth being ‘Mommy’ one day.”
‘I know this is the right decision because you’re the family I always wanted for myself.’: Foster mom shares beauty and brokenness of adoption
“The door began to open and it was then I made eye contact with a young woman being wheeled out of the maternity floor, with no baby in hand. As joy-filled as we were, I couldn’t shake the image of her birth mom and how devastated she must have been.”