“As time passed, I saw major changes in my once happy, carefree child. He was withdrawn and started to not like playing with his siblings or classmates. The doctor told me it was ‘just a side effect.’ My mom gut told me something wasn’t right.”
‘Your son has the worst epilepsy I’ve ever seen.’ It’s insane to have doctors ask how to treat your child.’: Mom shares son’s journey with Epilepsy through misdiagnoses, mistreatment to 3 years seizure free
‘For weeks, I was in an induced coma. Only a miracle could have saved me. After 25 years of lies, I said, ‘I’m done.’: Woman shares emotional journey of loss on path to sobriety
“I woke up in the hospital with a tube in my throat. I missed my brother’s funeral. In my heart, I could hear him say, ‘You got this, sis.’ I knew there was no turning back.”
Mom Creates Inclusive Dolls To Help Kids With Disabilities Feel Accepted
“When other parents of deaf children took notice, requests for more custom dolls came pouring in!”
‘Mom, that’s when you were skinny!’ I saw a photo of my pre-baby body. I sighed and envied who I once was. I don’t look like her anymore.’: Mom learns to appreciate beauty of postpartum body
“My pre-baby body didn’t birth four human beings. My pre-baby body didn’t know the true meaning of sacrifice, sleepless nights. My pre-baby body didn’t know love like I know now.”
3-Month-Old Has The Best Reaction To Hearing Mom’s Voice For The 1st Time
“Baby Ellianna hasn’t been able to hear at all… until now!”
‘She looks 7 months pregnant.’ Only 14, my stomach was so big and hard. I knew something wasn’t right.’: Woman candidly details battle with childhood ovarian cancer, infertility journey
“‘You’re fine. I’ll call the doctor, but it’s probably nothing.’ They pulled mother aside and asked if she was sure I wasn’t pregnant. ‘99% sure.’ When the test came back negative, we were told, ‘All your daughter’s organs are covered with a huge mass.'”
‘Rather than growing stronger, my skeletal muscles are wasting away. But I’m still up and kicking…well, not really.’: Man with Spinal Muscular Atrophy shares journey with humor
“I’ve been a lazy, lucky lad from the fetal stage. Just kidding, lol. I consider my negative thoughts as a challenge to be handled, not a problem I can’t control.”
‘I had ZERO recollection of what happened when I woke up hours later. ‘You really need to consider brain surgery.’: Woman shares epilepsy journey, offers hope to others
“I went through the first 12 years of my diagnosis without looking for others like me. I was in a super dark and suicidal place. I had no idea who to turn to or what to do.”
‘Just 5 years old he prayed, ‘Please God, send me an Earth Dad.’ Turns out, he didn’t need to be ‘found.’ He was right there all along.’: Woman finds love close to home after husband’s suicide
“There was a shift in the world, bringing us together at the same place, at the same time. And in the matter of one afternoon, our hearts opened to feel something we’d never considered before. A man I had known for years, and yet, I was truly just seeing for the very first time.”
‘We don’t know what kind of life he will have. Only time will tell.’ All I could do was hold Elijah and cry.’: Mom shares emotional journey of facing unknowns of son’s rare CDG diagnosis
“‘Elijah doesn’t have any brain damage.’ I didn’t understand. Why did he bring us in to give us good news? ‘We have to take it one day at a time.’ I was devastated. Heartbroken.”